Instrument for cassette for sample preparation
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1. An instrument comprising:
- a parallel tray motor driving system;
a close-loop heater control and detection system;
a parallel magnetic particle transfer system;
a parallel reagent release system;
a parallel reagent pre-mix pumping system;
a parallel wash buffer pumping system; and
an instrument interface controller to control the parallel tray motor driving system, the close-loop heater control and detection system, the parallel magnetic particle transfer system, the parallel reagent release system, the parallel reagent pre-mix pumping system, and the parallel wash buffer pumping system.
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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. An instrument comprising:
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a parallel tray motor driving system; a close-loop heater control and detection system; a parallel magnetic particle transfer system; a parallel reagent release system; a parallel reagent pre-mix pumping system; a parallel wash buffer pumping system; and an instrument interface controller to control the parallel tray motor driving system, the close-loop heater control and detection system, the parallel magnetic particle transfer system, the parallel reagent release system, the parallel reagent pre-mix pumping system, and the parallel wash buffer pumping system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system controller module comprising:
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an enclosure; a system computer; a graphical user interface software (GUI); a parallel tray motor driving system in the enclosure to load one or more cassettes into the enclosure, the cassettes having a sample therein; a close loop heater control and detection system in the enclosure; a parallel magnetic particle transfer system in the enclosure; a parallel reagent release system in the enclosure; a parallel reagent pre-mix pumping system in the enclosure; and a parallel wash buffer pumping system in the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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