Patent ID: 9664702
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N

Claim:
1. A sample processing apparatus for use with a biological sample and/or a reagent, comprising: a sample preparation station, assay station, and/or detection station; a control unit having a processor that is programmed to execute computer-readable commands; and a modular sample handling system having at least a first pipette body and a second pipette body each mounted on a common support structure, wherein at least one of the first pipette body and the second pipette body is independently movable and independently controllable in relation to the other, wherein the first and second pipette bodys comprise internal actuation mechanisms that are independently movable within the pipette bodys, and wherein the sample handling system transfers the biological sample or the reagent from or to one or more of said stations; wherein each of the first pipette body and the second pipette body comprises: a pipette nozzle, a motor, geartrain, valve, lead screw, and piston, wherein each of foregoing is movable with the pipette body as one-piece between a first position and a second position relative to the common support structure.