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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Molecular Devices, Llc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Josef J. Atzler, Hallein, AT;
Michael Katzlinger, Eugendorf, AT;
Georg Kronberger, Salzburg, AT;
Bernhard Schinwald, Munderfing, AT;
Molecular Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In a sample analyzing apparatus, an injector assembly injects a reagent onto a sample, and luminescent light from the sample is transmitted to a detector. The assembly may be movable toward and away from the sample. The assembly may include one or more needles that communicate with one or more reservoirs supplying reagent or other liquids. The assembly may include a light guide for communicating with the detector. A cartridge may be provided in which the assembly, one or more reservoirs, and one or more pumps are disposed. The cartridge and/or the apparatus may be configured for enabling rinsing or priming to be done outside the apparatus. The cartridge and/or the apparatus may include one or more types of sensors configured for detecting, for example, the presence of liquid or bubbles in one or more locations of the apparatus and/or the cartridge.