EP1931800A4 - Systems and methods for enrichment of analytes - Google Patents

Systems and methods for enrichment of analytes

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EP1931800A4
EP1931800A4 EP06803736A EP06803736A EP1931800A4 EP 1931800 A4 EP1931800 A4 EP 1931800A4 EP 06803736 A EP06803736 A EP 06803736A EP 06803736 A EP06803736 A EP 06803736A EP 1931800 A4 EP1931800 A4 EP 1931800A4
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analytes
enrichment
systems
methods
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French (fr)
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EP1931800A2 (en
Inventor
Ravi Kapur
Mehmet Toner
Lotien Richard Huang
Tom Barber
Bruce Carvalho
Darren Gray
Ulysses Balis
John Walsh
Michael Grisham
Ron Tompkins
Martin Schmidt
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General Hospital Corp
Artemis Health Inc
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Artemis Health Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/229,332 external-priority patent/US20070059719A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/229,328 external-priority patent/US20070059718A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/229,336 external-priority patent/US20070059781A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/228,462 external-priority patent/US20070059680A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/228,454 external-priority patent/US20070059716A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/229,037 external-priority patent/US20070059774A1/en
Application filed by General Hospital Corp, Artemis Health Inc filed Critical General Hospital Corp
Publication of EP1931800A2 publication Critical patent/EP1931800A2/en
Publication of EP1931800A4 publication Critical patent/EP1931800A4/en
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EP06803736A 2005-09-15 2006-09-15 Systems and methods for enrichment of analytes Withdrawn EP1931800A4 (en)

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US11/229,332 US20070059719A1 (en) 2005-09-15 2005-09-15 Business methods for prenatal Diagnosis
US11/229,328 US20070059718A1 (en) 2005-09-15 2005-09-15 Systems and methods for enrichment of analytes
US11/229,336 US20070059781A1 (en) 2005-09-15 2005-09-15 System for size based separation and analysis
US11/228,462 US20070059680A1 (en) 2005-09-15 2005-09-15 System for cell enrichment
US11/228,454 US20070059716A1 (en) 2005-09-15 2005-09-15 Methods for detecting fetal abnormality
US11/229,037 US20070059774A1 (en) 2005-09-15 2005-09-15 Kits for Prenatal Testing
PCT/US2006/036202 WO2007035585A2 (en) 2005-09-15 2006-09-15 Systems and methods for enrichment of analytes

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