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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2013
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Roland Hutter, Zug, CH;
Roland Stoeckli, Boswil, CH;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A pipetting unit and a method of using the pipetting unit for pipetting a volume Vof test liquid for carrying out an in vitro diagnostic test are presented. The method comprises dipping a nozzle of a pipetting unit into a test liquid and aspirating a volume Vof the test liquid larger than the volume Vrequired for carrying out the test. The method further comprises dipping the pipetting unit into a wash liquid and dispensing a volume Vequal or smaller than Vminus Vof the test liquid into the wash liquid. The method further comprises dipping the pipetting unit into a reaction liquid and dispensing the volume Vof test liquid required for the test.