An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a specimen sample,...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US20030027206?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030027206 - Automated method for determining the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample
