Analytical system with capillary transport
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1. An analytical system comprising:
- a storage container configured to store a plurality of capillaries;
a transport bridge comprising a toothed belt, wherein the transport bridge is connected at a first end to the storage container, wherein the transport bridge is configured to transport a capillary in the plurality of capillaries via the toothed belt across the transport bridge;
a gripper configured to receive the capillary after the capillary is transported across the transport bridge, wherein an end of the capillary is configured to contact a sample in a sample container and draw the sample in the capillary; and
a reader configured to detect a signal from the sample in the capillary.
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Abstract
An analytical system is disclosed. The analytical system includes a storage container configured to store a plurality of capillaries. It also includes a gripper configured to receive at least one of the plurality of capillaries, and move the at least one capillary so that an end of the capillary contacts a sample in a sample container and draws the sample in the capillary. The system also includes a reader configured to detect a signal from the sample in the capillary.
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20 Claims
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1. An analytical system comprising:
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a storage container configured to store a plurality of capillaries; a transport bridge comprising a toothed belt, wherein the transport bridge is connected at a first end to the storage container, wherein the transport bridge is configured to transport a capillary in the plurality of capillaries via the toothed belt across the transport bridge; a gripper configured to receive the capillary after the capillary is transported across the transport bridge, wherein an end of the capillary is configured to contact a sample in a sample container and draw the sample in the capillary; and a reader configured to detect a signal from the sample in the capillary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of using an analytical system comprising:
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transporting a capillary from a storage container storing a plurality of capillaries to a transport bridge comprising a toothed belt, wherein the transport bridge is connected at a first end to the storage container; transporting the capillary via a toothed belt across the transport bridge towards a reader; contacting the capillary with a sample to draw the sample into the capillary; and manipulating the capillary so that the sample in the capillary is read by the reader. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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