WO2004041433A1 - Multichannel pipette - Google Patents
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- WO2004041433A1 WO2004041433A1 PCT/FI2003/000846 FI0300846W WO2004041433A1 WO 2004041433 A1 WO2004041433 A1 WO 2004041433A1 FI 0300846 W FI0300846 W FI 0300846W WO 2004041433 A1 WO2004041433 A1 WO 2004041433A1
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- Prior art keywords
- suction tube
- pipette
- tip
- tips
- multichannel pipette
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
- B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
- B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
- B01L3/0275—Interchangeable or disposable dispensing tips
- B01L3/0279—Interchangeable or disposable dispensing tips co-operating with positive ejection means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
- B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
- B01L3/021—Pipettes, i.e. with only one conduit for withdrawing and redistributing liquids
- B01L3/0217—Pipettes, i.e. with only one conduit for withdrawing and redistributing liquids of the plunger pump type
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L2200/00—Solutions for specific problems relating to chemical or physical laboratory apparatus
- B01L2200/06—Fluid handling related problems
- B01L2200/0689—Sealing
Definitions
- This invention relates to a suction device using disposable tips, especially to the construction of a pipette.
- the invention especially relates to a spring mechanism of the pipette's suction tube to assure an even attachment of the disposable tips in a multichannel pipette.
- Pipettes are commonly used in laboratory work to dose liquids, whereby the disposable pipette tips are attached by a friction join.
- the tips are cone-shaped plastic items proportional to the liquid volume to be dosed.
- a tip is attached to the lower end of the slightly tapered suction tube of the pipette, i.e. the end cone, by inserting this into the corresponding taper of the tip.
- the tip is removed, usually by activating a mechanism for example by the thumb, causing a downward movement of a removing means arranged around the suction tube, whereby the removing means pushes the tip apart from the suction tube.
- tips In order to assure the compatibility of the disposable tips and the suction tube, tips should be used the dimensions and other features of which are extensively standardized. This can be achieved with reasonable certainty by always using tips from the same manufacturer, preferably from the manufacturer of the pipette. In practice, the quality and the measurement accuracy of the tips used with a given pipette vary so much that problems arise. A tip is picked up for use by inserting the end of the suction tube into a tip in a rack, without the user touching the tip, and the force used determines how well a tip attaches to the pipette.
- a pipette usually comprises a body and a cylinder and a plunger in the body to accomplish a suction-and-blow effect, and the required push rods and springs for operating the plunger-cylinder system.
- adjustable volume pipettes there is additionally a mechanism by which the stroke length of the pipette can be adjusted.
- a multichannel pipette there are several plunger-cylinder systems, i.e. channels, usually parallel, and to each cylinder a suction tube is connected. With one movement by the user, each cylinder is affected simultaneously.
- a multichannel pipette thus has a group of identical, parallel suction tubes to which tips can be adapted.
- Liquid is drawn into the tips in a single suction action, and with a sole dosing action the liquid is simultaneously dosed from the tips.
- the target is a well row of a micro titering plate.
- the adaptation of the pipette tips is extremely important in a multichannel pipette, especially in certain types of applications.
- the significance of an even tip height is emphasized when using multichannel pipettes.
- the tips are usually delivered fitted in an upright position in a rack so that they can be picked up by all suction tubes of a pipette with one movement, without touching them by hand.
- a tip rack is described for example in US patent 5,392,914.
- When picking up the tips it is difficult to align the pipette so accurately in the vertical direction at the picking moment, that all the suction tubes of a multichannel pipette would penetrate absolutely evenly into the tips in the rack.
- the rack may also yield in an uneven manner.
- the middle tips tend to remain looser than the others, even leading to their disengagement in the middle of an important work phase.
- the object of this invention is a multichannel pipette, in which the suction tube arrangement is arranged to yield so, that a disposable tip attaches itself to each suction tube in the same way regardless of the shape and flexibility characteristics of the tip rack.
- a pipette comprises a body and a plunger-cylinder system with suction tubes for each channel.
- Each suction tube is so adapted to the body, that the suction tube is movable in the vertical direction between two extreme positions with respect to the body. Thus, the suction tube may be pushed into the body up to an innermost position.
- a resilient member preferably a compression spring, which holds the suction tube in a corresponding outermost position.
- the suction tube is provided with appropriate shoulders for fitting of the resilient member, and to hold the tube in the body.
- each suction tube row of a multichannel pipette according to the invention When a suction tube row of a multichannel pipette according to the invention is brought to the upper end of a disposable tip row in a rack, each suction tube is allowed to penetrate so deep into the upper end of the tip that it yields.
- the spring factor is chosen to correspond to an appropriate fastening position, and because all of the suction tubes are yielding, each tip settles at the same height.
- the resilient members are specifically designed for a certain type of tip to ensure an even attachment. Then the resilient members may be replaced when changing the tip type.
- the resilient members are not identical in each channel of the pipette, but so designed that possible differences due to varying picking techniques are compensated.
- the resilient members of the middle channels may have a higher spring factor than on the sides, to avoid the aforementioned imperfect attachment of the middle tips.
- Fig. 1 depicts the lower end of an 8-channel pipette. Only one of the eight identical parallel mechanisms (channels) arranged in a common body 1 is shown.
- the suction tube and the cylinder are parts of the same component 2, which is arranged movably in the pipette body 1 so, that a compression spring 3 holds the suction tube in an outermost position in a state of rest.
- a plunger 4 is movable in the cylinder 2, and the upper end of the plunger is attached to the common operation mechanism 5 of the channels.
- the apparatus usually comprises a tip removing mechanism, whose construction is familiar to a person skilled in the art from several prior art publications.
- each suction tube yields according to a spring 3 when a tip attaches itself to the suction tube. Then, with a high probability, each tip is attached by the same force, regardless of the small angle differences between different tips and suction tubes. Consequently, the tips also with high probability will penetrate to the same depth into the upper ends of the tips, which makes it easier to use a multichannel pipette because the lower ends of the tips will settle on the same level and each extends exactly to the bottom of a well plate.
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Priority Applications (9)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US10/533,882 US20060123929A1 (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2003-11-07 | Multichannel pipette |
| CA2504373A CA2504373C (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2003-11-07 | Multichannel pipette |
| MXPA05004912A MXPA05004912A (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2003-11-07 | MULTICHANNEL PIPETTE. |
| AU2003276312A AU2003276312A1 (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2003-11-07 | Multichannel pipette |
| DK03810487T DK1569754T3 (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2003-11-07 | A multichannel pipette |
| EA200500793A EA006476B1 (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2003-11-07 | Multichannel pipette |
| DE60321821T DE60321821D1 (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2003-11-07 | MULTICHANNEL PIPETTE |
| EP03810487A EP1569754B1 (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2003-11-07 | Multichannel pipette |
| JP2004549235A JP4451311B2 (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2003-11-07 | Multichannel pipette |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FI20022003A FI120861B (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2002-11-08 | a multichannel pipette, |
| FI20022003 | 2002-11-08 |
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| WO2004041433A1 true WO2004041433A1 (en) | 2004-05-21 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| PCT/FI2003/000846 Ceased WO2004041433A1 (en) | 2002-11-08 | 2003-11-07 | Multichannel pipette |
Country Status (16)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US20060123929A1 (en) |
| EP (1) | EP1569754B1 (en) |
| JP (1) | JP4451311B2 (en) |
| KR (1) | KR100937762B1 (en) |
| CN (1) | CN1711137A (en) |
| AT (1) | ATE399057T1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2003276312A1 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2504373C (en) |
| DE (1) | DE60321821D1 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK1569754T3 (en) |
| EA (1) | EA006476B1 (en) |
| ES (1) | ES2308037T3 (en) |
| FI (1) | FI120861B (en) |
| MX (1) | MXPA05004912A (en) |
| PL (1) | PL202091B1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2004041433A1 (en) |
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| DE19708151A1 (en) * | 1997-02-28 | 1998-09-10 | Eppendorf Geraetebau Netheler | Pipette |
| WO1999064159A1 (en) * | 1998-06-10 | 1999-12-16 | Biohit Oyj | Suction device with means for removing a replaceable tip |
| US20020053245A1 (en) * | 1998-04-09 | 2002-05-09 | Ccs Packard, Inc. | Dispensing apparatus having means for loading pipette tips in a dispense head |
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- 2002-11-08 FI FI20022003A patent/FI120861B/en active IP Right Grant
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- 2003-11-07 CN CNA2003801027088A patent/CN1711137A/en active Pending
- 2003-11-07 CA CA2504373A patent/CA2504373C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-11-07 US US10/533,882 patent/US20060123929A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-11-07 AT AT03810487T patent/ATE399057T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2003-11-07 AU AU2003276312A patent/AU2003276312A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-11-07 ES ES03810487T patent/ES2308037T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 2003-11-07 DK DK03810487T patent/DK1569754T3/en active
- 2003-11-07 EP EP03810487A patent/EP1569754B1/en not_active Revoked
- 2003-11-07 KR KR1020057008151A patent/KR100937762B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-11-07 MX MXPA05004912A patent/MXPA05004912A/en active IP Right Grant
- 2003-11-07 JP JP2004549235A patent/JP4451311B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2003-11-07 WO PCT/FI2003/000846 patent/WO2004041433A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2003-11-07 DE DE60321821T patent/DE60321821D1/en not_active Revoked
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| US3855868A (en) * | 1972-02-10 | 1974-12-24 | O Sudvaniemi | Multiple pipette |
| DE19708151A1 (en) * | 1997-02-28 | 1998-09-10 | Eppendorf Geraetebau Netheler | Pipette |
| US20020053245A1 (en) * | 1998-04-09 | 2002-05-09 | Ccs Packard, Inc. | Dispensing apparatus having means for loading pipette tips in a dispense head |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU211590U1 (en) * | 2021-11-08 | 2022-06-15 | Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Курская государственная сельскохозяйственная академия имени И.И. Иванова" | Device for microencapsulation of substances in liquid state |
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| ATE399057T1 (en) | 2008-07-15 |
| AU2003276312A1 (en) | 2004-06-07 |
| EP1569754B1 (en) | 2008-06-25 |
| MXPA05004912A (en) | 2005-07-22 |
| JP2006505392A (en) | 2006-02-16 |
| DK1569754T3 (en) | 2008-10-06 |
| ES2308037T3 (en) | 2008-12-01 |
| PL202091B1 (en) | 2009-06-30 |
| CA2504373A1 (en) | 2004-05-21 |
| EP1569754A1 (en) | 2005-09-07 |
| DE60321821D1 (en) | 2008-08-07 |
| EA006476B1 (en) | 2005-12-29 |
| FI20022003A0 (en) | 2002-11-08 |
| KR20050084989A (en) | 2005-08-29 |
| PL376711A1 (en) | 2006-01-09 |
| FI120861B (en) | 2010-04-15 |
| CA2504373C (en) | 2011-10-11 |
| EA200500793A1 (en) | 2005-10-27 |
| JP4451311B2 (en) | 2010-04-14 |
| US20060123929A1 (en) | 2006-06-15 |
| FI20022003L (en) | 2004-05-09 |
| KR100937762B1 (en) | 2010-01-20 |
| CN1711137A (en) | 2005-12-21 |
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