US 11,732,288 B2
Assembly having reagent pack loading station
David A. Buse, San Diego, CA (US); Norbert D. Hagen, Carlsbad, CA (US); and David Opalsky, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Gen-Probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/877,832.
Application 17/668,775 is a division of application No. 17/036,730, filed on Sep. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,279,967, issued on Mar. 22, 2022.
Application 17/877,832 is a continuation of application No. 17/668,775, filed on Feb. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,434,521.
Application 17/036,730 is a continuation of application No. 17/033,395, filed on Sep. 25, 2020.
Application 17/033,395 is a continuation of application No. 16/829,230, filed on Mar. 25, 2020, granted, now 10,889,851, issued on Jan. 12, 2021.
Application 16/829,230 is a continuation of application No. 15/675,206, filed on Aug. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,711,297, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Application 15/675,206 is a continuation of application No. 14/213,900, filed on Mar. 14, 2014, granted, now 9,732,374, issued on Aug. 15, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/784,994, filed on Mar. 14, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0364153 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2018.01); C12Q 1/686 (2018.01)
CPC C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01) [B01L 3/50825 (2013.01); B01L 3/565 (2013.01); B01L 7/5255 (2013.01); C12Q 1/686 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); B01L 3/527 (2013.01); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2300/046 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0418 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0436 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly comprising:
a bracket;
a magnetic elution slot configured to receive a multiple receptacle device comprising a plurality of receptacles having open top ends and closed bottom ends and connected to one another by a connecting rib structure which defines downwardly facing shoulders extending longitudinally along either side of the multiple receptacle device, the magnetic elution slot comprising:
a block having opposed walls attached to the bracket below a top surface of the bracket with the opposed walls disposed on either side of a slot formed in the bracket, and defining a slotted opening between the walls to receive the multiple receptacle device, and wherein the downwardly facing shoulders of the multiple receptacle device are supported on the top surface of the bracket on opposed sides of the slot; and
one or more magnets attached to or embedded in one or both walls defining the slotted opening; and
a reagent pack loading station configured to receive a reagent pack comprising a plurality of wells and to hold the reagent pack such that the wells of the reagent pack are accessible by a pipettor, wherein the reagent pack holding station includes spaced apart hold down features extending above the top surface of the bracket, each hold down feature including a lateral flange that is disposed over the reagent pack received in the reagent pack loading station, and wherein the reagent pack loading station is supported on the top surface of the bracket.