Title:
完全サンプル処理能力を備える、医療現場用検出自動化装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004505231
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention relates to cost effective analytical instruments for determining the presence or amount of an analyte in a sample. The analytical instruments utilize an assay cartridge which has a sample receiving port and a rotatable carousel containing a plurality of reagent wells. Each reagent well includes a piston element for delivery of reagent to a test surface. The instrument is capable of indexing the assay cartridge to deliver sample and reagents to a test surface in a predetermined and flexibile manner, thus providing an assay protocol which is specific to the type of sample under analysis. The invention also relates to components, features, disposables, reagent delivery systems, accessories, and methods for using such instruments. Appropriate applications include infectious disease testing, cancer detection and monitoring, therapeutic drug level monitoring, allergy testing, environmental testing, food testing, diagnostic testing of human and veterinary samples, and off-line process testing.
Inventors:
Clark, David Dee
Stephens, Jeffrey W.
John Dawson
Wells, Ian
Fujii, Alan Jay
Maynard, James E
Baker, jay
Zeiss, John
McDeechan, Richard Dee
Kunio Koga
Barsavich, John Sea Jr.
Biccoff, charles
Gusson, Andrew
Stephens, Jeffrey W.
John Dawson
Wells, Ian
Fujii, Alan Jay
Maynard, James E
Baker, jay
Zeiss, John
McDeechan, Richard Dee
Kunio Koga
Barsavich, John Sea Jr.
Biccoff, charles
Gusson, Andrew
Application Number:
JP2001515978A
Publication Date:
February 19, 2004
Filing Date:
August 03, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Thermo Biostar Inc.
ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
B01L3/00; G01N33/483; G01N33/487; G01N33/48; G01N35/00; G01N35/02; G01N35/10; G01N35/04; G01N37/00; (IPC1-7): G01N35/02; G01N33/48; G01N33/483
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Reiko Tanaka
Koji Morita
Koji Morita