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Method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid in a sample

US8546110B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims

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Assignee

GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Kelly G. Ammann · Longmont, US
Ralph E. Burns · Boulder, US
Ernest V. Hansberry · Evergreen, US
Glenn A. Horner · Boulder, US
Cheryl A. Jakub · Golden, US
John E. Kling · San Diego, US
Donald J. Nieglos · Superior, US
Robert E. Schneider · Erie, US
Robert J. Smith · Brookline, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2008
Grant date	Oct 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

An automated method for preparing and amplifying a sequence contained in a nucleic acid present in a sample, the nucleic acid being prepared in a receptacle that is part of a unit that includes a plurality of receptacles and holds a removable contact-limiting element for aspirating a fluid component of the sample from the receptacle.

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