REAGENT STORE

摘要

An automated analyzer with an on-board fridge for long-term cooling of reagents, and a method for isolating and analyzing an analyte comprising long-term cooling of reagents.

主权项

1. An automated analyzer for isolating and/or analyzing an analyte comprising:
a unit for transferring a liquid comprising a station for presenting a reagent cassette to a pipetting device; a unit for isolating said analyte; a closed reagent store for storing reagents necessary for performing the analysis, comprising:
a cooling unit for active cooling of said reagent store;an internal storage and retrieval system;a closure for input and output of reagents;an identification unit for identifying the contents of a reagent cassette a handler system for bidirectional transport of said reagent cassette between said reagent store and said station for presenting a reagent cassette; wherein said unit for isolating said analyte and said unit for transferring a liquid are located on a processing deck, and said closed reagent store is located below said processing deck.