Integrated nucleic acid diagnostic device
US6830936B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a miniaturized integrated nucleic acid diagnostic device and system. The or more sample acquisition and preparation operations, in combination with one or more sample analysis operations. For example, the device can integrate several or all of the operations involved in sample acquisition and storage, sample preparation and sample analysis, within a single integrated unit. The device is useful in a variety of applications, and most notably, nucleic acid based diagnostic applications and de novo sequencing applications.
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