Magnetic particle washing station

US11536718B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Biokit, S.A. · ES

Inventors

• Luis Miguel Garcia Gros · Barcelona, ES
• Mark Talmer · Westford, US
• Gerhardt P. Schroeder · Londonderry, US
• Paul C. Dahlstrom · Hollis, US
• Jose Serra Domènech · Barcelona, ES

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 11, 2014
• Grant date: Dec 27, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 13, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B03C2201/26
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to a clinical instrument analyzer system for the automatic analysis of patient samples. In one embodiment, the analyzer may be used to analyze bodily fluid samples, such as blood, plasma, serum, urine or cerebrospinal fluid, for example. Embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus and method, for example, an immunoassay method, for separating out target molecules in a magnetic field and then analyzing those target molecules with a luminometer.