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Rotary thermocycling apparatus

  • US 6,448,066 B1
  • Filed: 06/06/2001
  • Issued: 09/10/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A rotary thermocycling apparatus, especially for biochemical reactions, comprising:

  • (a) a plurality of stations for receiving samples in a flat-bottomed container, each station having a flat heated plate on which said container is placed and having means to independently control said heated plate at a pre-determined temperature;

    (b) means to move each said flat-bottomed container from one station to another station in a pre-determined sequence;

    (c) at least two of said stations having a heating unit adapted to be lowered over a container located on said station, each heating unit being comprised of a section with a flat lower surface that is adapted to be lowered into said container close to but not in contact with the sample in said container; and

    (d) at least one station, in addition to the stations of (c), having a spray unit adapted to spray a liquid reagent(s) into a container located at said one station.

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