Device for pipetting solution from one plate format to a different plate platform using movable position pipette tips
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1. A pipettor including a plurality of pipettes, the pipettor comprising:
- a first body defining one or more guides through which the plurality of pipettes extend, the first body having a surface; and
a second body defining one or more guides through which the plurality of pipettes extend, the second body having a surface free to move relative to the surface of the first body, so that relative motion between the surfaces of the first and second bodies causes an inter-pipette distance exhibited by the plurality of pipettes to vary.
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Abstract
A pipetting device includes first and second bodies, through which a plurality of pipettes extend. The surface of one of the bodies is free to move relative to the surface of the other body. Relative motion between the two bodies causes an inter-pipette distance exhibited by the pipetting device to vary.
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1. A pipettor including a plurality of pipettes, the pipettor comprising:
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a first body defining one or more guides through which the plurality of pipettes extend, the first body having a surface; and
a second body defining one or more guides through which the plurality of pipettes extend, the second body having a surface free to move relative to the surface of the first body, so that relative motion between the surfaces of the first and second bodies causes an inter-pipette distance exhibited by the plurality of pipettes to vary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of adjusting inter-pipette spacing of a pipetting device, the method comprising:
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extending pipettes through at least two bodies, each of which defines at least one guide for passage of the pipettes, the guides being arranged so that the pipettes may travel in at least one dimension, given relative motion between surfaces of the two bodies; and
allowing relative motion between the surfaces of the two bodies, the relative motion operating to exert force upon the pipettes, causing the pipettes to travel in the at least one dimension, thereby altering the inter-pipette spacing of the pipette device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A pipetting device comprising:
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a plurality of pipettes movably coupled to one another; and
a guide system configured to adjust an inter-pipette distance exhibited by the plurality of pipettes. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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