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Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2011
Applicants:

Robert Likuski, Walnut Creek, CA (US);

Donald Bartling, Novato, CA (US);

Yao Kunquan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Tong Le, Pinole, CA (US);

Kent Matsumoto, Kensington, CA (US);

Inventors:

Robert Likuski, Walnut Creek, CA (US);

Donald Bartling, Novato, CA (US);

Yao Kunquan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Tong Le, Pinole, CA (US);

Kent Matsumoto, Kensington, CA (US);

Assignee:

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 13/00 (2006.01); G01N 30/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An automated analyzer for biological samples that contain particulate matter is adapted to be able to process a large number of samples without changing the analytical cartridge, and in many cases without changing the internal switching valves, by including a filter in the low-pressure section of the analyzer, and preferably configuring the analyzer to be able to perform backflushing on the filter between sample injections.


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