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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Scott Safar, Burlington, WI (US);
Stephen Herchenbach, Antioch, IL (US);
Inventors:
Scott Safar, Burlington, WI (US);
Stephen Herchenbach, Antioch, IL (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT MOLECULAR INC., Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 9/06 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/0234 (2013.01); B01L 3/545 (2013.01); B01L 9/06 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01N 35/00732 (2013.01); G01N 35/028 (2013.01); G01N 35/1002 (2013.01); G01N 35/1067 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00585 (2013.01); B01L 2200/021 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0642 (2013.01); B01L 2200/14 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/021 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); G01N 35/1011 (2013.01); G01N 35/1083 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00772 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00801 (2013.01); Y10T 436/11 (2015.01); Y10T 436/113332 (2015.01); Y10T 436/114165 (2015.01); Y10T 436/2575 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of loading reagent in a specimen handling device is disclosed. Fluids including specimen samples and reagents are moved between tubes during processing without directly passing over tubes which the reagents could contaminate. The apparatus may also include a head adapted to carry selected fluids in pipettes and a reagent receptacle adapted to permit entry of the head.