EP0217000A2
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Reagent containment system for a clinical analyser
Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
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Filing: 1986-06-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-06-19
Abstract
Abstract Improvements in apparatus for performing an assay to determine the presence or amount of a substance in a test sample, which apparatus comprises means for dispensing one or more reagents from containment means therefor into a reaction vessel and means for dispensing the sample from a sample container into said vessel for reaction with the reagents during performance of the assay are disclosed. The improvements reside in the apparatus further comprising containment means for the reagents integral and in combination with the sample container and the reaction vessel.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert C. Hollar
- 👤 Tung-Ming Huang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 10:35
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01L; B01L3/00; B01L3/50; B01L3/508; G; G01; G01N; G01N35/00; G01N35/02; G01N35/025; G01N35/10; G01N35/1002; G01N35/04; G01N2035/0401; G01N2035/0429; G01N2035/0436; G01N2035/0439; G01N2035/0446; G01N2035/0448
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
1, Apparatus for performing an assay to determine the presence or amount of a substance in a test sample, which apparatus comprises means for dispensing one or more reagents from containment means therefor into a reaction vessel and means for dispensing the sample from a sample container into said vessel for reaction with the reagents during performance of the assay, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises containment means for said reagents integral and in combination with the sample container and the reaction vessel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
1, Apparatus for performing an assay to determine the presence or amount of a substance in a test sample, which apparatus comprises means for dispensing one or more reagents from containment means therefor into a reaction vessel and means for dispensing the sample from a sample container into said vessel for reaction with the reagents during performance of the assay, characterized in that the apparatus further comprises containment means for said reagents integral and in combination with the sample container and the reaction vessel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
2 . The armaratus of Claim 1, wherein the reagents in said containment means are present in amounts only sufficient for a singular assay.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of Claim 1, wherein the reagents in said containment means are substantially sealed within said means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
Unitized containment means for reagents useful in an assay for determining the presence or amount of a substance in a test sample, said means comprising one or more cavities in which the reagents are sealed and, in combination therewith, containers for the sample and a reaction vessel in which the assay is carried out.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
Unitized containment means for reagents useful in an assay for determining the presence or amount of a substance in a test sample, said means comprising one or more cavities in which the reagents are sealed and, in combination therewith, containers for the sample and a reaction vessel in which the assay is carried out.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
79 words
A liquid analysis apparatus for performing assays of a test liquid for a substance contained therein, which apparatus comprises means for indexing liquid samples and reaction vessels in which the assays are performed from one analysis station to another, characterized in that said means includes means for containment of reagents necessary to performance of the assay, whereby the reagents are dispensed by said apparatus together with the samples into appropriate ones of said reaction vessels at predetermined analysis stations.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
79 words
A liquid analysis apparatus for performing assays of a test liquid for a substance contained therein, which apparatus comprises means for indexing liquid samples and reaction vessels in which the assays are performed from one analysis station to another, characterized in that said means includes means for containment of reagents necessary to performance of the assay, whereby the reagents are dispensed by said apparatus together with the samples into appropriate ones of said reaction vessels at predetermined analysis stations.
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