公开(公告)号：US20200239935A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16829230

申请日：2020-03-25

Applicant: Gen-Probe Incorporated

Inventor： David A. BUSE ,  Norbert D. HAGEN ,  Byron J. KNIGHT ,  Tyler MOORE ,  David OPALSKY ,  Anita PRASAD ,  Bruce RICHARDSON

IPC: C12Q1/6806 ,  G01N35/04 ,  B01L3/00 ,  B01L7/00 ,  C12Q1/686

Abstract: A method for moving a processing vial between locations of an instrument. The method includes the steps of dispensing a fluid into a processing vial with a disposable pipette tip frictionally fitted onto a probe of a pipettor, stripping the disposable pipette tip from the probe of the pipettor, and then engaging a cap in a frictional fit with the probe of the pipettor. While the cap is engaged in a frictional fit with the probe of the pipettor, coupling the cap to the processing vial to form a cap/vial assembly, where the cap seals the processing vial. The pipettor moves the cap/vial assembly from a first location of an instrument to a second location of the instrument. At the second location of the instrument, the cap/vial assembly is ejected from the probe of the pipettor, thereby depositing the cap/vial assembly at the second location.