发明名称 |
System for performing a plurality of independent tissue analysis |
摘要 |
A system for performing a plurality of independent analysis procedures simultaneously, each procedure having a sample and at least one process step for operating on that sample the system having a robotic device for moving a sample among a plurality of processing stations where the robotic device comprises substrate to which are coupled a plurality of tiles each one of the tiles disposed at a selected location on the substrate; a plurality of reagent trays coupled to the tiles, each one of the reagent trays having substantially identical shape and size; a robotic arm disposed for reaching substantially all the tiles; and capable of coupling and decoupling from a sample holder, the sample holder capable of holding at least one sample in a selected position, whereby the robotic arm is capable of moving the sample from a first one of the reagent trays to a second one of the reagent trays; and a processor for selecting, at a plurality of times a sample to be moved, and for directing the robotic arm to move the sample to be moved; the processor capable of directing the robotic arm to interleave the process steps of the plurality of independent analysis procedures in a sequence conforming to a predetermined range of durations for each one of the process steps.
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申请公布号 |
US5737499(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1998.04.07 |
申请号 |
US19960669009 |
申请日期 |
1996.06.21 |
申请人 |
BIOTEK SOLUTIONS, INC. |
发明人 |
BERNSTEIN, STEVEN A.;ERICKSON, PAGE A.;BARKER, STEPHEN |
分类号 |
G01N33/48;B25J9/16;G01N1/31;G01N35/00;G01N35/02;G01N35/10;G06Q50/00;(IPC1-7):G05B19/04;F16B2/00;G01N33/00 |
主分类号 |
G01N33/48 |
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