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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Lawrence Blecka, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Larry Seamer, Vallejo, CA (US);
Sachi Rastogi, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Chris Tsai, San Ramon, CA (US);
Nasser Jafari, American Canyon, CA (US);
Ken J. Lafredo, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Bio Rad-Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes in a sample. The detection system includes a housing that holds a reagent carousel rotatably coupled thereto. Further included in the housing is an incubator carousel rotatably coupled thereto. The housing also includes magnetic material that is associated with the incubation carousel for assisting in separation beads from reagent and wash solution. A robot, associated with the housing is configured to manipulate at least either the reagent carousel or the incubator carousel and transfer materials therebetween. Reaction vessels hold samples and reaction vessels handlers move the reaction vessels. Sample analysis is determined by at least one laser based detector.