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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2008
Ted Carl Edens, Highland, MD (US);
Richard Obiso, Christiansburg, VA (US);
Gerard J. Sevigny, Nashua, NH (US);
Michael Touma, Pelham, NH (US);
Mark Messina, Manchester, NH (US);
Brian Mckeen, Bow, NH (US);
Robert C. Aviles, Merrimack, NH (US);
Ted Carl Edens, Highland, MD (US);
Richard Obiso, Christiansburg, VA (US);
Gerard J. Sevigny, Nashua, NH (US);
Michael Touma, Pelham, NH (US);
Mark Messina, Manchester, NH (US);
Brian McKeen, Bow, NH (US);
Robert C. Aviles, Merrimack, NH (US);
Qiagen Gaithersburg, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
A system and method for automated handling of vials containing liquid medical specimens is disclosed. The robotic system processes the specimens for further downstream molecular analysis. The processing comprises automated vial cap removal, pipetting of the vial contents, transfer of the vial contents to a destination tray such as a multiwell plate, and recapping of the vial.