Reagent holder, and kits containing same
First Claim
1. A reagent holder comprising:
- a connecting member having an upper side and, opposed to the upper side, an underside;
a process tube affixed to the connecting member and having an aperture located in the connecting member;
at least one socket, located in the connecting member, the socket configured to accept a pipette tip;
two or more reagent tubes disposed on the underside of the connecting member, each of the reagent tubes having an inlet aperture located in the connecting member; and
one or more receptacles, located in the connecting member, wherein the one or more receptacles are each configured to receive a reagent tube inserted from the upper side of the connecting member.
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Abstract
A holder for reagents, such as may be used for transporting the reagents and for carrying out processing operations on biological samples with the reagents. The holders typically hold reagents for amplifying polynucleotides extracted from the samples. The holder comprises a connecting member; a process tube affixed to the connecting member and having an aperture located in the connecting member; at least one socket, located in the connecting member, and configured to accept a pipette tip; two or more reagent tubes disposed on the underside of the connecting member, each having an inlet aperture located in the connecting member; and one or more receptacles, located in the connecting member and each being configured to receive a reagent tube. Also described are reagent tubes configured with stellated shaped patterns, on their bottom interior surfaces, configured to facilitate complete or near-complete withdrawal of fluid from the tube, via a pipette tip.
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47 Claims
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1. A reagent holder comprising:
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a connecting member having an upper side and, opposed to the upper side, an underside; a process tube affixed to the connecting member and having an aperture located in the connecting member; at least one socket, located in the connecting member, the socket configured to accept a pipette tip; two or more reagent tubes disposed on the underside of the connecting member, each of the reagent tubes having an inlet aperture located in the connecting member; and one or more receptacles, located in the connecting member, wherein the one or more receptacles are each configured to receive a reagent tube inserted from the upper side of the connecting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 34, 46)
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36. A unitized reagent holder, comprising:
a strip, to which is attached; a single process tube; one or more containers, each of which holding a reagent selected from the group consisting of;
a sample preparation reagent, PCR reagents for a first analyte, and one or more liquid reagents; andone or more sockets configured to hold one or more pipette tips. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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44. A reagent holder comprising:
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a process tube; one or more pipette tips; and one or more reagent tubes, wherein the one or more reagent tubes contain, respectively, sufficient quantities of one or more reagents for carrying out extraction of polynucleotides from a sample, and wherein the process tube, the one or more pipette tips, and the one or more reagent tubes are each joined to a single connecting member. - View Dependent Claims (45)
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