Patent ID: 7482143
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: B01F,B01L,B03C,C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample containing the target nucleic acid, the process comprising the automated steps of: a) immobilizing the target nucleic acid on a magnetically responsive particle; b) subjecting the magnetically responsive particle to a magnetic field and aspirating non-immobilized components of the sample; c) combining the target nucleic acid immobilized in step a) and reagents for performing an amplification reaction using a robotic pipettor; d) performing an amplification reaction which produces an amplification product indicative of the presence of the target nucleic acid in the sample; and e) detecting the amplification product of step d) as an indication of the presence of the target nucleic acid in the sample, wherein the steps of the process are performed in a self-contained analyzer.