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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2014
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Jim Polaniec, Avon, OH (US);
David J. Lapeus, Medina, OH (US);
Tim Greszler, Oberlin, OH (US);
Frank Klingshirn, Medina, OH (US);
Chris Sturges, Amherst, OH (US);
Matt Schmidt, Strongsville, OH (US);
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
Devices and systems for active thermal control of sample holding devices for bDNA testing, polymerase chain reaction testing, chemiluminescent immuno-assay testing, and so forth. The thermal control subsystem includes a fluidic circuit, first and second heater assemblies, a centrifugal pump, and a heat exchange device. The first and second heater assemblies include a heat removal device and a controllable thermo-electric device. One or both of the heater assemblies can include a heat spreader. A controller actively controls the pump, the heat removal device, and the thermo-electric devices, to thermally-control sample-containing vessels retained in the holding device.