Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample
US7482143B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample. The process is performed in a stand-alone unit and includes separating the target nucleic acid from other material present in the sample, engaging a robotic pipettor to combine the separated target nucleic acid and reagents for performing an amplification reaction, and performing an amplification reaction. A product of the amplification reaction is detected as an indication of the presence of the target nucleic acid in the sample.
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