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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Kelly G. Ammann, Longmont, CO (US);
Ralph E. Burns, Boulder, CO (US);
Ernest V. Hansberry, Evergreen, CO (US);
Glenn A. Horner, Boulder, CO (US);
Cheryl A. Jakub, Golden, CO (US);
John E. Kling, San Diego, CA (US);
Donald J. Nieglos, Superior, CO (US);
Robert E. Schneider, Erie, CO (US);
Robert J. Smith, Louisville, CO (US);
Kelly G. Ammann, Longmont, CO (US);
Ralph E. Burns, Boulder, CO (US);
Ernest V. Hansberry, Evergreen, CO (US);
Glenn A. Horner, Boulder, CO (US);
Cheryl A. Jakub, Golden, CO (US);
John E. Kling, San Diego, CA (US);
Donald J. Nieglos, Superior, CO (US);
Robert E. Schneider, Erie, CO (US);
Robert J. Smith, Louisville, CO (US);
Gen-Probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample. The process includes separating the target nucleic acid from other material present in the sample at a first station, transferring the separated target nucleic acid from the first station to a second station using a rotatable transport mechanism, combining the transferred target nucleic acid and reagents for performing an amplification reaction at the second station, and performing an amplification reaction. A product of the amplification reaction is detected as an indication of the presence of the target nucleic acid in the sample.