Lyophilizing tray employing reagent cartridge, lyophilizing system employing the same, and method of preparing lyophilized reagent
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1. A lyophilizing tray comprising:
- at least one rail, wherein the rail is a tunnel-shaped through-hole extending in the lengthwise direction of the tray, and the rail includes an opened end portion which is open in a lengthwise direction of the tray and in which a plurality of reagent cartridges are to be mounted, an opened upper portion which is open in a vertical direction and detachment preventative projections configured to directly engage the plurality of reagent cartridges and prevent the reagent cartridges from being detached through the opened upper portion;
an upper wall disposed above the at least one rail and having at least one opening formed therein;
a first stopper which is removably inserted in the opening of the upper wall to close the opening; and
a second stopper which is removably inserted in the end portion of the rail to close the end portion.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a lyophilized reagent, including mounting a plurality of reagent cartridges in which a liquid reagent is loaded in a tray including one or more tunnel-shaped first rails having opened end portions in a lengthwise direction and an opening formed in the top of the one or more first rails; closing the opened end portions, placing the tray in a lyophilizer and lyophilizing the liquid reagent according to a lyophilizing program.
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1. A lyophilizing tray comprising:
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at least one rail, wherein the rail is a tunnel-shaped through-hole extending in the lengthwise direction of the tray, and the rail includes an opened end portion which is open in a lengthwise direction of the tray and in which a plurality of reagent cartridges are to be mounted, an opened upper portion which is open in a vertical direction and detachment preventative projections configured to directly engage the plurality of reagent cartridges and prevent the reagent cartridges from being detached through the opened upper portion; an upper wall disposed above the at least one rail and having at least one opening formed therein; a first stopper which is removably inserted in the opening of the upper wall to close the opening; and a second stopper which is removably inserted in the end portion of the rail to close the end portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 14)
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6. A lyophilizing system comprising:
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a lyophilizing tray comprising at least one first rail, wherein the first rail is a tunnel-shaped through-hole extending in a lengthwise direction of the lyophilizing tray, and the first rail includes an opened end portion which is open in a lengthwise direction of the lyophilizing tray, an opened upper portion which is open in a vertical direction, and detachment preventative projections configured to directly engage a plurality of reagent cartridges and prevent the reagent cartridges from being detached through the opened upper portion; a loading tray comprising at least one second rail, wherein the second rail is a tunnel-shaped through-hole extending in a lengthwise direction of the loading tray, and the second rail includes an opened upper portion and an opened end portion which is open in a lengthwise direction of the loading tray and in which the plurality of reagent cartridges are mounted, and detachment preventative projections configured to directly engage the plurality of reagent cartridges and prevent the reagent cartridges from being detached through the opened upper portion; a loader which loads an amount of a liquid reagent in the plurality of reagent cartridges mounted in the second rail of the loading tray; and a lyophilizer in which the lyophilizing tray is stored, wherein the lyophilizer lyophilizes the liquid reagent loaded in the plurality of reagent cartridges. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15)
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13. A method of manufacturing a lyophilized reagent, the method comprising:
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mounting a plurality of reagent cartridges into rails of a loading tray, wherein the rails are tunnel-shaped through-holes extending in a lengthwise direction of the loading tray, and the rails include open ends which are open in a lengthwise direction of the rails, an opened upper portion which is open in a vertical direction, and detachment preventative projections configured to directly engage the plurality of reagent cartridges and prevent the reagent cartridges from being detached through the opened upper portion; loading a liquid reagent into the plurality of reagent cartridges mounted in the rails of the loading tray; aligning the open ends of the rails of the loading tray with open ends of rails of a lyophilizing tray, wherein the rails of the lyophilizing tray are tunnel-shaped through-holes extending in a lengthwise direction of the lyophilizing tray, and moving the plurality of reagent cartridges into which the liquid reagent is loaded from the rails of the loading tray into the rails of the lyophilizing tray via the opened end portions of the rails of the loading tray and the lyophilizing tray; closing the open ends of the rails of the lyophilizing tray and placing the lyophilizing tray in a lyophilizer; and lyophilizing the liquid reagent using the lyophilizer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of manufacturing a lyophilized reagent, the method comprising:
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preparing a tray comprising at least one first rail, and an upper wall disposed above the first rail and including an opening formed therein, wherein the first rail is a tunnel-shaped through-hole extending in a lengthwise direction of the tray, and the first rail includes an opened end portion which is open in the lengthwise direction of the tray, an opened upper portion which is open in a vertical direction, and detachment preventative projections configured to directly engage a plurality of reagent cartridges and prevent the reagent cartridges from being detached through the opened upper portion; loading a liquid reagent into the plurality of reagent cartridges; mounting the plurality of reagent cartridges into which the liquid reagent is loaded in the first rail of the tray via the opened end portion of the first rail, and closing the opened end portion; placing the tray in a lyophilizer and lyophilizing the liquid reagent according to a lyophilizing program; and removing the tray from the lyophilizer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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