Inventors:
Glen A. Carey - Grafton OH
Scott C. Lewis - Amherst OH
Mary Beth Whitesel - Grafton OH
George J. Woyansky - Westlake OH
Stefan R. Pabst - Wellington OH
Frank C. Klingshirn - Medina OH
Assignee:
Chiron Diagnostics Corporation - Walpole MA
International Classification:
G01N 3504
G01N 2176
Abstract:
An analyzer for performing automated assay testing. The analyzer includes a storage and conveyor system for conveying cuvettes to an incubation or processing conveyor, a storage and selection system for test sample containers, a storage and selection system for reagent containers, sample and reagent aspirating and dispensing probes, a separation system for separating bound from unbound tracer or labeled reagent, a detection system and date collection/processing system. All of the subunits of the machine are controlled by a central processing unit to coordinate the activity of all of the subunits of the analyzer. The analyzer is specifically suited for performing heterogeneous binding assay protocols, particularly immunoassays.