Active, micro-well thermal control subsystem
US8865457B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/185
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Devices and systems for active thermal control of sample holding devices for bDNA testing, polymerase chain reaction testing, chemiluminescent immuno-assay testing, and so forth. The thermal control subsystem includes a fluidic circuit, first and second heater assemblies, a centrifugal pump, and a heat exchange device. The first and second heater assemblies include a heat removal device and a controllable thermo-electric device. One or both of the heater assemblies can include a heat spreader. A controller actively controls the pump, the heat removal device, and the thermo-electric devices, to thermally-control sample-containing vessels retained in the holding device.
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