Patent ID: 9034575
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of isolating and analyzing an analyte in an automated analyzer, comprising the steps of: providing a liquid sample comprising said analyte to a processing vessel in a module of a first type; transferring said liquid sample comprising said analyte to a module of a second type; isolating and purifying said analyte in said processing vessel in said module of a second type; transferring said purified analyte to a module of a third type comprising a temperature controlled incubator, wherein said module of a third type is an amplification module; and analyzing said analyte in said temperature controlled incubator of said module of a third type by reacting said analyte with reagents necessary to obtain a detectable signal; wherein the timing for transfer and processing within each module of one type is predefined, said timing for any one type of module is independent of the timing of any other type of module such that said modules of a first, second, and third type work autonomously, wherein isolation and purification of said analyte on the module of a second type is only started if, at the end of the isolation and purifying process, the amplification module is available, and wherein said timing in each module of one type is identical for any analyte which is isolated and analyzed; and wherein the analyzer comprises at least two amplification modules.