DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS - Patent 1261739

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EP 1 261 739 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.01.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	04.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/49

(21)	Application number: 01914503.6

(22)	Date of filing: 27.02.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12Q 1/68, B01J 19/00, B01L 3/00, B01L 3/02

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0106/118

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0106/4950 (07.09.2001 Gazette 2001/36)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

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Priority:

28.02.2000 US 514559

(71)	Applicant: Exact Sciences Corporation
	Maynard, MA 01754 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	LAPIDUS, Stanley, N. Bedford, NH 03110 (US) SLOAN, Walker, M., III Berlin, MA 01503 (US)

(74)	Representative: Muir, Justine Claire
	Graham Watt & Co.7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3AJ (GB)

(54)	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A SAMPLE FOR ANALYSIS