Instrument for cassette for sample preparation
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1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of stackable enclosures stacked one on top of the other, wherein each stackable enclosure of the plurality of stackable enclosures comprises;
(i) at least one opening configured to receive at least one cassette, the cassette comprising a first plunger disposed within a chamber;
(ii) a plunger assembly comprising a second plunger configured to engage the first plunger disposed within the chamber of the cassette when the cassette is present in the stackable enclosure, wherein the first and second plungers are aligned vertically and horizontally with the chamber of the cassette; and
(iii) at least one sub-system computer;
a system controller module comprising;
(i) a single, touch-panel display; and
(ii) a main computer configured to communicate with the single, touch-panel display and the sub-system computer in the plurality of stackable enclosures.
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Abstract
A parallel processing system for processing samples is described. In one embodiment, the parallel processing system includes an instrument interface parallel controller to control a tray motor driving system, a close-loop heater control and detection system, a magnetic particle transfer system, a reagent release system, a reagent pre-mix pumping system and a wash buffer pumping system.
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of stackable enclosures stacked one on top of the other, wherein each stackable enclosure of the plurality of stackable enclosures comprises; (i) at least one opening configured to receive at least one cassette, the cassette comprising a first plunger disposed within a chamber; (ii) a plunger assembly comprising a second plunger configured to engage the first plunger disposed within the chamber of the cassette when the cassette is present in the stackable enclosure, wherein the first and second plungers are aligned vertically and horizontally with the chamber of the cassette; and (iii) at least one sub-system computer; a system controller module comprising; (i) a single, touch-panel display; and (ii) a main computer configured to communicate with the single, touch-panel display and the sub-system computer in the plurality of stackable enclosures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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