Patent ID: 9695467
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B01L,B03C,C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for the processing of nucleic acid-containing fluids contained in a plurality of containers, comprising: placing the plurality of containers comprising the nucleic acid-containing fluids in a holder, fixing the holder and nucleic acid-containing fluids into a stationary processing position; moving a heating device to an operative position beneath the containers and applying thermal energy to said fluids by means of the heating device; moving the heating device to an inoperative position while the holder and nucleic acid-containing fluids remain fixed in the stationary processing position; moving a separating device into an operative position; and magnetically separating magnetically responsive particles contained in said containers by means of the separating device in an operative position, wherein the containers comprising nucleic acid-containing fluids are kept stationary relative to the heating device and the separating device at least during and in-between said applying thermal energy and magnetically separating said particles.