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Method and device for preparing an analyte for analysis by mass spectrometry

US8053247B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

PHYNEXUS, INC. · US

Inventors

Isabel Feuerstein · Innsbruck, AT
Gunther Bonn · Zirl, AT
Douglas T. Gjerde · Saratoga, US
Christian Huck · Landeck, AT
Guenther Stecher · Leonberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 10, 2007
Grant date	Nov 8, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/2575
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides methods and apparatus for automated sample preparation for MALDI-TOF MS using columns in combination with a liquid handling system. The samples are typically biological such as serum or urine. The columns typically include a bed of media positioned within a modified pipette tip. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for storing the prepared samples.

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