Centrifuge including a magnetic element and method for centrifuging a reaction vessel unit and using a magnetic element
US10928387B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0437
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A centrifuge for washing magnetic beads in a reaction vessel unit that includes at least one opening, having a housing including an inner surface and a drain, a rotor disposed within the housing, the rotor being configured to hold a reaction vessel unit with its opening(s) directed outwardly toward the inner surface of the housing, a motor coupled with the rotor to rotate around a horizontal rotation axis, and a magnetic element arranged in the rotor to apply a magnetic field to one or more reaction vessels of a reaction vessel unit held by the rotor.
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