Patent ID: 11959071
Assignee: NTL BIOTECH, INC.
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 11:
12. The system of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to control the rotating platform and the at least one actuator to perform the plurality of steps, comprising:
determine a position of the plurality of array positions associated with each step;
control the magnetic extractor to extend magnetic rods into a first set of wells of a first well plate associated with a first position of the plurality of positions;
control the magnetic extractor to perform a mixing step in the first set of wells according to processing parameters associated with the mixing step of the series of steps by actuating the magnetic rods according to at least one first agitation parameter of the mixing step to agitate the sample and cause the sample to mix with the magnetic beads;
wherein the magnetic beads are preloaded into the first set of wells;

control the magnetic extractor and at least one heating element to perform a lysis step in the first set of wells according to processing parameters associated with the lysis step of the series of steps by:
actuating the magnetic rods according to at least one second agitation parameter of the lysis step to agitate the sample, and
heating the heating element according to heating parameters to heat the sample;

control the magnetic extractor to perform an extraction step according to processing parameters associated with the extraction step of the series of steps by attracting the magnetic beads to the magnetic rods in the first set of wells;
control the magnetic extractor to perform a washing step according to processing parameters associated with the washing step of the series of steps;
wherein the processing parameters associated with the washing step are configured cause the controller to extract the magnetic rods from the first set of wells and insert the magnetic rods into a second set of wells of a second well plate in a second position associated with washing the magnetic beads;

control the magnetic extractor to perform an elution step according to processing parameters associated with the elution step of the series of steps;
wherein the processing parameters associated with the elution step are configured cause the controller to extract the magnetic rods from the second set of wells and insert the magnetic rods into a third set of wells of a third well plate in a third position associated with eluting the nucleic acid from the magnetic beads; and

control the magnetic extractor to remove the magnetic rods from the third set of wells to remove the magnetic beads so as to isolate the nucleic acid in the third set of wells.