发明授权
US09114399B2 System and method for serial processing of multiple nucleic acid assays
有权
用于多重核酸测定的连续加工的系统和方法
- 专利标题: System and method for serial processing of multiple nucleic acid assays
- 专利标题(中): 用于多重核酸测定的连续加工的系统和方法
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申请号: US13223290申请日: 2011-08-31
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公开(公告)号: US09114399B2公开(公告)日: 2015-08-25
- 发明人: Ivor T. Knight , Kenton C. Hasson , Johnathan S. Coursey , Hongye Liang , Sami Kanderian , Gregory H. Owen , Weidong Cao , Ying-Xin Wang , Scott Corey , Ben Lane , Conrad Laskowski , Alex Flamm , Brian Murphy , Eric Schneider , Takayoshi Hanagata , Hiroshi Inoue , Shulin Zeng , Brian Bean , Franklin Regan
- 申请人: Ivor T. Knight , Kenton C. Hasson , Johnathan S. Coursey , Hongye Liang , Sami Kanderian , Gregory H. Owen , Weidong Cao , Ying-Xin Wang , Scott Corey , Ben Lane , Conrad Laskowski , Alex Flamm , Brian Murphy , Eric Schneider , Takayoshi Hanagata , Hiroshi Inoue , Shulin Zeng , Brian Bean , Franklin Regan
- 申请人地址: US MD Rockville
- 专利权人: Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US MD Rockville
- 代理机构: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
- 主分类号: B01L7/00
- IPC分类号: B01L7/00 ; C12Q1/68 ; G01N35/08 ; B01L3/00 ; G01N35/10
摘要:
The present invention relates to systems and methods for the real time processing of nucleic acid during polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and thermal melt applications. According to an aspect of the invention, a system for the rapid serial processing of multiple nucleic acid assays is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes, but is not limited to: a microfluidic cartridge having microfluidic (flow-through) channels, a fluorescence imaging system, a temperature measurement and control system; a pressure measurement and control system for applying variable pneumatic pressures to the microfluidic cartridge; a storage device for holding multiple reagents (e.g., a well-plate); a liquid handling system comprising at least one robotic pipettor for aspirating, mixing, and dispensing reagent mixtures to the microfluidic cartridge; systems for data storage, processing, and output; and a system controller to coordinate the various devices and functions.