Apparatus for annotating data on an assay medium
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1. An apparatus for annotating an assay medium containing a sample located thereon, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a planar base having a surface with first and second grooved tracks therein, each track having a length, depth and width;
the grooved tracks aligned perpendicular to each other in the planar base to define an assay medium receiving area thereinbetween; and
(c) at least two markers, a first marker being releasably attached in the first grooved track, and a second marker being releasably attached in the second grooved track;
the markers being positionable along the grooved tracks and including indicating means to designate information about the sample or separated components thereof in an assay medium placed on the assay medium receiving area.
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Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus, kit and method for annotating information on an assay medium, such as an electrophoresis gel, thin-layer chromatography plate, x-ray film, and the like, prior to recording the data on the assay medium by photography or other like means. The apparatus is composed of a planar base with grooved tracks, or of two or more side rails that are placed on a planar base adjacent the assay medium, with markers for designating information about a sample or its separated components on the assay medium.
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1. An apparatus for annotating an assay medium containing a sample located thereon, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) a planar base having a surface with first and second grooved tracks therein, each track having a length, depth and width;
the grooved tracks aligned perpendicular to each other in the planar base to define an assay medium receiving area thereinbetween; and(c) at least two markers, a first marker being releasably attached in the first grooved track, and a second marker being releasably attached in the second grooved track;
the markers being positionable along the grooved tracks and including indicating means to designate information about the sample or separated components thereof in an assay medium placed on the assay medium receiving area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of annotating an assay medium containing a sample thereon, the sample having a location in the assay medium, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a planar base having first and second grooved tracks therein, and at least two markers;
the grooved tracks each having a length, depth, and width, the grooved tracks aligned perpendicular to each other in the planar base to define an assay medium receiving area thereinbetween;
the assay medium receiving area having a surface area effective for receiving the assay medium thereon;(b) attaching a first marker to the first grooved track, and a second marker to the second grooved track;
the markers being releasably attached to the grooved tracks;(c) placing the assay medium containing the sample on the planar base within the assay medium receiving area; and (d) positioning the first marker in the first grooved track and the second marker in the second grooved track to denote information about the sample in the assay medium. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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