公开(公告)号：EP0831329B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-27

申请号：EP97114411.8

申请日：1997-08-20

Applicant: Abbott Laboratories

Inventor： Arnquist, David C. ,  Barnes, Grady, III ,  Button, Richard D. ,  Dunn, Chadwick M. ,  East, Richard C., Jr. ,  Fritchie, Patrick P. ,  Galitz, Charles M. ,  Grandone, Cass J. ,  Gardner, Gregory E. ,  Gray, Robert C. ,  Holen, James T. ,  Luoma, Robert P., II ,  McCory, Jimmy D. ,  Mitchell, James E. ,  Murray, Adrian John ,  Murray, David W. ,  Ramsey, Jack F. ,  Sleszynski, Neal T. ,  Toth, Julius J.

IPC: G01N35/04

CPC classification number: B01L3/508 ,  B01L2300/0851 ,  G01N21/76 ,  G01N35/0092 ,  G01N35/025 ,  G01N35/04 ,  G01N2035/00534 ,  G01N2035/00752 ,  G01N2035/0465 ,  G01N2035/0467

公开(公告)号：EP1167977A1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-02

申请号：EP01116681.6

申请日：1997-08-20

Applicant: Abbott Laboratories

Inventor： Arnquist, David C. ,  Dunn, Chadwik M. ,  Galitz, Charles M. ,  Gray, Robert C. ,  McCory, Jimmy D. ,  Murray, David W. ,  Toth, Julius J. ,  Barnes III, Grady ,  East, Jr., Richard C. ,  Grandone, Cass J. ,  Holen, James T. ,  Mitchell, James E. ,  Ramsey, Jack F. ,  Button, Richard D. ,  Fritchie, Patrick P. ,  Gardner, Gregory E. ,  Luoma II, Robert P. ,  Murray, Adrian John ,  Sleszynski, Neal T.

IPC: G01N35/04

CPC classification number: B01L3/508 ,  B01L2300/0851 ,  G01N21/76 ,  G01N35/0092 ,  G01N35/025 ,  G01N35/04 ,  G01N2035/00534 ,  G01N2035/00752 ,  G01N2035/0465 ,  G01N2035/0467

Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure for performing a process for determining an item of interest in a sample, the structure comprising: a process step performance lane (62) accepting a container (15) for the sample where at least a process step for determining the item of interest is performed on the sample in the container (15); and a process step avoidance lane (64) accepting the container (15) where the at least one process step for determining the item of interest is avoided.
Also disclosed there is a method of performing a process for determining an item of interest in a sample, the method comprising the steps of: positioning a container (15) for the sample in a process step performance lane (62) where at least a process step for determining the item of interest is performed on the sample in the container (15); and positioning the container (15) in a process step avoidance lane (64) where the at least one process step for determining the item of interest is avoided.

公开(公告)号：EP0831330A2

公开(公告)日：1998-03-25

申请号：EP97116256.5

申请日：1997-09-18

Applicant: Abbott Laboratories

Inventor： Arnquist, David C. ,  Barnes III,Grady ,  Dunn, Chadwick M. ,  East Jr.,Richard C. ,  Fritchie, Patrick P. ,  Gardner, Gregory E. ,  Grandone, Cass J. ,  Gray, Robert C. ,  Holen, James T. ,  McCoy, Jimmy D. ,  Mitchell, James E. ,  Murray, Adrian J. ,  Murray, David W. ,  Ramsey, Jack F. ,  Sleszynski, Neal T.

IPC: G01N35/04

CPC classification number: B01L3/508 ,  B01L2300/0851 ,  G01N21/76 ,  G01N35/0092 ,  G01N35/025 ,  G01N35/04 ,  G01N2035/00534 ,  G01N2035/00752 ,  G01N2035/0465 ,  G01N2035/0467

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide methods of performing a process for determining an item of interest in a sample. In one embodiment, a container for holding the sample is accepted in a process lane where a process step is selectively automatically performed on the sample in the container. The process step is selectively automatically performed on the sample in the container. A physical length of the process lane is selectively varied.