Apparatus and method for a lysis of a sample, in particular for an automated and/or controlled lysis of a sample

US9963670B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CURETIS GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Boos · Bondorf, DE
• Gerd Lüdke · Holzgerlingen, DE
• Johannes Bacher · Renningen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 27, 2011
• Grant date: May 8, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2035/0441
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for a lysis procedure, in particular for an automated and/or controlled lysis procedure of a sample, in particular a biological sample. The apparatus comprises at least one rotation disc (31), at least one vial holder (90) which is configured to receive a vial (100), wherein the vial holder (90) is arranged on the disc (31), at least one driving device (20) which is configured to rotate the disc (31) and the vial holder (90), at least one heating device (60) which is configured to heat the sample to a determined incubation temperature, and—at least one control device (70) which is configured to control the driving device (20) and/or the heating device (60) by means of a timing and/or step control, and/or—at least one transmitting device (80) for inductive coupling for energy and signal transmission, which is configured to transmit the energy for heating to the heating device (60), and/or—wherein the driving device (20) is configured to rotate the disc (31) in a first direction (A1) and/or with a first speed, and to rotate the vial holder (90) in a second direction (A3) and/or with a second speed. The apparatus and the method …