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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Argos Therapeutics, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Simon Jonathon Spence, Hawthorn, AU;
Richard Alexander Grant, St. Kilda West, AU;
Timothy Doyle Peele, Raleigh, NC (US);
William Samuel Hunter, Jan Juc, AU;
Ashraf F. Abdelmoteleb, Ferntree Gully, AU;
David Thomas Kneen, Richmond, AU;
Robert Alister Neil, Richmond, AU;
Simon Harris, Keysborough, AU;
Argos Therapeutics, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Processing containers include a first member having a substantially rigid body with a plurality of regions defining spaced apart workstations and a flexible barrier member sealably attached to the first member to define a closed chamber over the plurality of workstations. The flexible barrier is substantially impermeable and includes or is a manipulation tool that is sealably attached to the barrier. The manipulation tool has a first internal interface that resides in the closed chamber under the flexible barrier and a second external interface that resides outside the closed chamber. The processing containers are particularly suitable for automated processing of nucleic acids and other samples. The manipulation tool can cooperate with or include a pipette head. When the barrier is sealed, the barrier separates the contents of the container from a robotic arm or other manipulation device.