Device and method for thermal cycling
US6677151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/1805
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A thermal cycling device for performing nucleic acid amplification on a plurality of biological samples positioned in a sample well tray. The thermal cycling device includes a sample block assembly, an optical detection system, and a sample well tray holder configured to hold the sample well tray. The sample block assembly is adapted for movement between a first position permitting the translation of the sample well tray into alignment with sample block assembly, and a second position, upward relative to the first position, where the sample block assembly contacts the sample well tray. A method of performing nucleic acid amplification on a plurality of biological samples positioned in a sample well tray in a thermal cycling device is also provided.
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