公开(公告)号：US20130288873A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-31

申请号：US13828633

申请日：2013-03-14

Applicant: LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Inventor： Kristopher BARBEE ,  Ryan Jones ,  Sean McCusker ,  Maximilan Carpino ,  John Leamon ,  Jonathan Schultz ,  Jon A. Hoshizaki

IPC: B04B13/00

CPC classification number: C12Q1/6806 ,  B04B5/0421 ,  B04B13/00 ,  C12Q1/6869 ,  G01N35/00693 ,  G01N35/1011 ,  G01N2035/00495 ,  G01N2035/1013 ,  G01N2035/103

Abstract: An apparatus includes a robotic system providing movement in three orthogonal directions to an arm operable to receive a pipette tip and to facilitate movement of fluid into and out of the pipette tip. In addition, the apparatus can include a tray for receiving pipette tips, receptacles for receiving tubes, an apparatus for forming an emulsion, a device for forming particles that include copies of the polynucleotide, a device for enriching the particles and an apparatus for loading such particles onto a sensor array. The apparatus can further include receptacles for holding containers of reagent solutions. Optionally, the robot can include a gripper arm in addition to the pipette receiving arm.

Abstract translation: 一种装置包括机器人系统，该机器人系统在三个正交方向上提供可操作以接收移液管尖端的臂并促进流体进入和移出移液管尖端的运动。 此外，该装置可以包括用于接收移液管吸头的托盘，用于接收管的容器，用于形成乳液的装置，用于形成包括多核苷酸的拷贝的颗粒的装置，用于富集颗粒的装置和用于加载颗粒的装置 颗粒到传感器阵列上。 该装置还可以包括容纳试剂溶液容器的容器。 可选地，除了移液管接收臂之外，机器人还可以包括夹持臂。