US 12,343,729 B2
Pipetting support device, use thereof and method for pipetting liquid
Sylvia Dobroszczyk, Karlsbad (DE); and Jie Pu, Pforzheim (DE)
Assigned to Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed by Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/149,959.
Claims priority of application No. 20151877 (EP), filed on Jan. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0213455 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. B01L 9/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 9/54 (2013.01) [B01L 3/50853 (2013.01); B01L 2300/045 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of using a pipetting support device for pipetting liquid between at least one first plate containing a number of first vessels and at least one second plate containing a number of second vessels, the pipetting support device comprising:
the at least one first plate comprising at least one row of first vessels;
the at least one second plate comprising at least one row of second vessels; and
at least one moving unit holding said second plate;
wherein the moving unit is movable in relation to said first plate and at least partially covers said first plate during use of the pipetting support device; and
wherein at least one edge of the moving unit is an indicating edge for indicating a row of first vessels of the first plate to be pipetted by a user for providing guidance to support a manual pipetting procedure between said first plate and said second plate;
the method comprising the steps of:
placing said first plate under the moving unit of the pipetting support device;
moving the moving unit in relation to said first plate said at least one edge of the moving unit indicates a first row of vessels in said first plate;
placing said second plate on or into the moving unit;
manually pipetting liquid from said indicated row in the first plate to a row of vessels in said second plate; and
moving the moving unit in relation to said first plate until said at least one edge of the moving unit indicates another row of vessels in said first plate.