Reagent kit and analyzer
US5578272A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0465
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A reagent kit having at least one container holding a reagent, and an analytical apparatus in which the reagent kit can be used. For the purpose of fully automatic processing of the reagent kit in an analytical apparatus, the reagent kit is characterized in that it is substantially a cuboid casing having a bottom, side walls and a removable lid and containers disposed in the casing, the lid having openings through which the contents of the reagent containers are accessible for automatic pipetting operations, each reagent container being closed by a closure, said closure being apt to be perforated by the needle of the pipetting device of an analytical apparatus, said closure being also apt to reclose the perforation after removal of the pipetting needle.
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