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Reagent container for analytical rotor

  • US 5,457,053 A
  • Filed: 04/13/1994
  • Issued: 10/10/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of delivering a predetermined volume of liquid to a receiving chamber in an analytical rotor, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing an analytical rotor having a top surface, a bottom surface, a container holding a liquid and having a seal, a receiving chamber disposed radially outward of the container, and means for holding the container against displacement;

    inserting a post through a receptacle disposed on a surface of the rotor adjacent the container, thereby displacing the container and breaking the seal to release the liquid from the container; and

    spinning the rotor to effect the flow of the liquid into the receiving chamber.

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