Patent ID: 9259732
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B01L,B03C,B25J,B65B,C12N,G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A system for separating an analyte of interest from other components of a sample contained in a receptacle, the system comprising: a receptacle holding station configured to receive and hold a receptacle delivered laterally to the receptacle holding station by an automated receptacle transport, the receptacle holding station including one or more stationary magnets positioned to apply a magnetic field to the contents of the receptacle held in the receptacle holding station, the receptacle holding station being configured to hold the receptacle stationary relative to the one or more stationary magnets when present in the receptacle holding station, wherein the receptacle holding station comprises: a magnetic separation station comprising one or more magnets, the magnetic separation station being constructed and arranged to perform a magnetic separation procedure on the contents of a receptacle transported from the receptacle holding station to the magnetic separation station by an automated receptacle transport by magnetically isolating an analyte immobilized on a magnetically-responsive solid support within the receptacle and removing other components of the sample from the receptacle, wherein the magnetic separation station is configured to provide relative movement between the receptacle and the one or more magnets after the receptacle is transported to the magnetic separation station.