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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
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 method for preparing and amplifying a sequence contained in a nucleic acid present in a sample, the nucleic acid being prepared in a receptacle that is part of a unit that includes a plurality of receptacles and holds a removable contact-limiting element for aspirating a fluid component of the sample from the receptacle.