System for releasing and isolating nucleic acids

US6117398A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Roche Diagnostics GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Gerhard Bienhaus · Wielenbach, DE
• Ulrich Schubert · Jena, DE
• Uwe Kolb · Weilheim, DE
• Burkhard Stolz · Huglfing, DE
• Manfred Pasch · Tutzing, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 17, 1998
• Grant date: Sep 12, 2000
• Expiry date: Feb 17, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12Q1/6804
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An instrument that can hold one or more sample processsing vessels, maintain the sample processing vessels at a constant temperature, shake the sample processing vessels and separate magnetic particles by means of magnetic force. This system greatly simplifies the isolation of nucleic acids.