Immunological assay system and method
First Claim
1. An immunological assay system, comprising:
- a vessel capable of containing an assay sample and a reagent, wherein the vessel comprises a bottom with an uneven surface.
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Abstract
An immunological or immunohematological assay system is disclosed that includes a vessel capable of containing an assay sample, an incubator, a sample separation system, an image acquisition system, and a pipettor. The immunological assay system may also include a washer. Also disclosed is an immunological assay method that includes the steps of placing a immunological assay sample in a vessel, which may include a filter; adding testing reagents to the vessel; incubating the sample and reagent mixture in the vessel; separating the sample and reagent mixture in the vessel into components that have and have not reacted; and analyzing the vessel to determine the presence of interactions between the sample and reagents. The bottom of the vessel is preferably of a material that aids in spreading out the reacted components of the sample evenly over the bottom of the vessel so that interactions can more easily be analyzed.
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46 Claims
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1. An immunological assay system, comprising:
a vessel capable of containing an assay sample and a reagent, wherein the vessel comprises a bottom with an uneven surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An immunological assay system, comprising:
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a reaction vessel;
a dilute concentration of an immunohematological sample;
a dilute concentration of a reagent; and
a flow cytometer or a capillary cytometer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An immunological assay method comprising:
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providing a vessel having a bottom with an uneven surface;
reacting an immunological sample and a reagent mixture in a vessel;
centrifuging the sample and reagent mixture; and
analyzing the components in the vessel to determine the presence of interactions between the sample and reagent components. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An immunological assay method, comprising:
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mixing a diluted immunohematological sample with a diluted reagent to form a sample mixture;
analyzing the sample mixture via flow cytometry; and
determining whether a predetermined component is present in the immunohematological sample. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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