CHEMICAL COMPONENT AND PROCESSING DEVICE ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- introducing a substantially dimensionally-stable chemical component into a chamber of a sample processing device; and
at least partially sealing the chamber of the sample processing device.
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Abstract
A substantially dimensionally-stable chemical component is assembled with a sample processing device via a computer-controlled apparatus. In one embodiment, surface mount technology is used to assemble the chemical component with the processing device. The chemical component may include, for example, chemicals used for sample preparation or detection, such as a reagent. In different embodiments, the chemical component may be a tablet, microtablet, lyophilized pellet, bead, film, and so forth. In some embodiments, the chemical components are stored within a carrier that packages a plurality of chemical components. The carrier may define a plurality of pockets, where each pocket defines a discrete space for holding at least one chemical component. In some embodiments, a robotic arm aligns with a pocket in order to locate and remove a chemical component from the carrier and transfer the chemical component to a chamber of a processing device.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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introducing a substantially dimensionally-stable chemical component into a chamber of a sample processing device; and at least partially sealing the chamber of the sample processing device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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21. A method comprising:
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forming a plurality of substantially dimensionally-stable chemical components, the chemical components comprising at least one sample preparation or detection chemical for a sample processing device; and packaging the plurality of chemical components in a carrier, wherein the carrier defines a plurality of pockets for receiving at least one chemical component.
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24. An assembly comprising:
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a carrier; a plurality of chemical components disposed within the carrier; a sample processing device; a robotic arm; and a controller to control the robotic arm to transfer at least one of the plurality of chemical components from the carrier to the sample processing device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33)
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