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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicants:
James A. Laugharn, Jr., Winchester, MA (US);
Edwin Rudd, Salem, NH (US);
Guillaume Durin, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
James A. Laugharn, Jr., Winchester, MA (US);
Edwin Rudd, Salem, NH (US);
Guillaume Durin, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Covaris, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01); C07K 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/1003 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for processing paraffin embedded samples, e.g., to disassociate paraffin from tissue components and/or other biomolecules from the paraffin. The sample may be exposed to focused acoustic energy while held in a vessel containing a non-solvent, aqueous solution. Disassociated paraffin may be emulsified into the liquid or otherwise separated from the sample.