(19)
(11) EP 3 218 109 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
03.11.2021 Bulletin 2021/44

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
29.09.2021 Bulletin 2021/39

(21) Application number: 15801562.8

(22) Date of filing: 10.11.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01L 3/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B01L 2300/0816; B01L 2400/0683; B01L 2300/0672; B01L 2300/0874; B01L 2200/0647; B01L 2300/1822; B01L 2200/16; B01L 2300/021; B01L 3/502792; B01L 2200/10; B01L 2400/0427; B01L 2200/04; B01L 2300/0867; B01L 2400/0487; B01L 2300/0681; B01L 2400/043
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2015/059947
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/077341 (19.05.2016 Gazette 2016/20)

(54)

INSTRUMENT AND CARTRIDGE FOR PERFORMING ASSAYS IN A CLOSED SAMPLE PREPARATION AND REACTION SYSTEM EMPLOYING ELECTROWETTING FLUID MANIPULATION

INSTRUMENT UND KARTUSCHE ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON TESTS IN EINEM GESCHLOSSENEN PROBENVORBEREITUNGS- UND -REAKTIONSSYSTEM MIT ELEKTROBENETZUNGSFLUIDMANIPULATION

INSTRUMENT ET CARTOUCHE POUR EFFECTUER DES DOSAGES DANS UN SYSTÈME DE RÉACTION ET DE PRÉPARATION D'ÉCHANTILLON FERMÉ FAISANT APPEL À LA MANIPULATION DE FLUIDE D'ÉLECTRO-MOUILLAGE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 11.11.2014 US 201414538506

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.09.2017 Bulletin 2017/38

(73) Proprietors:
  • Roche Diagnostics GmbH
    68305 Mannheim (DE)
    Designated Contracting States:
    DE 
  • F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
    4070 Basel (CH)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR 
  • Advanced Liquid Logic, Inc.
    San Diego, CA 92122 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KAYYEM, Jon Faiz
    Carlsbad, California 92008 (US)
  • FORD, Sean
    Carlsbad, California 92008 (US)
  • PAMULA, Vamsee K.
    Cary, North Carolina 27519 (US)
  • SRINIVASAN, Vijay
    Cary, North Carolina 27519 (US)
  • COREY, Scott
    Hydes, Maryland 21082 (US)
  • MURPHY, Brian
    Carlsbad, California 92008 (US)
  • WRIGHT, David Walter
    Littleton, Colorado 80127 (US)
  • AIELLO, Dominic
    Denver, Colorado 80211 (US)

(74) Representative: Script IP Limited 
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(56) References cited: : 
WO-A1-2010/069977
WO-A2-2011/106314
WO-A2-2014/049371
 WO-A1-2014/066704
WO-A2-2012/151192
US-A1- 2013 331 298
   
  • None
   
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