Patent ID: 7771986
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A machine for use with a solid support in a process for the detection of an analyte; the solid support comprises a front face and a rear face, a binding partner specific for the analyte, and means for protecting the binding partner from being dislodged or scraped off the solid support by physical force, said means comprising at least one rail raised from the front face and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, a lower portion for insertion into a well, tube or the like, and an upper handle portion to be grasped for moving the solid support; and a module for use with said solid support, the module comprises wells; wherein the binding partner is adhered to the front face of the solid support either directly or indirectly through a linker; wherein the binding partner is capable of selective capture and immobilization of the analyte; wherein the machine comprises means for grasping the solid support, automatically and sequentially moving the solid support to said wells in the module and lowering the solid support into said wells and raising the solid support from said wells in sequence with the solid support remaining in each well for a predetermined period of time.