Multiplex fluorescence detection device having removable optical modules
US7507575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/024
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Techniques are described for the detection of multiple target species in real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction). For example, a system comprises a data acquisition device and a detection device coupled to the data acquisition device. The detection device includes a rotating disk having a plurality of process chambers having a plurality of species that emit fluorescent light at different wavelengths. The device further includes a plurality of removable optical modules. Each of the removable optical modules is optically configured to excite the species and capture fluorescent light emitted by the species at different wavelengths. A fiber optic bundle coupled to the plurality of removable optical modules conveys the fluorescent light from the optical modules to a single detector.
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