Claims
- 1. A photometric kinetic measurement device for analyzing samples contained in a plurality of sample sites disposed on a multi-site assay plate, the device comprising:
- a light source for providing light to one or more of said sample sites;
- photodetector means for receiving light transmitted through each of said one or more sample sites and for providing a signal in response to said light received wherein the light vertically passes through the sample;
- means for imparting oscillatory movement to said multi-site assay plate for a pre-determined time before each of a series of readings is performed on a sample site in order to agitate the sample therein; and
- a means for kinetic analysis of the signal of the photodetector means.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/427,942, filed Oct. 25, 1989, now abandoned, which is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 06/901,445, filed Aug. 28, 1986 now abandoned which application is a CIP of co-pending application Ser. No. 782635 filed Sept. 30, 1985, abandoned, entitled "Rapid Solid State Multibeam Photometer for Microanalysis," which is a CIP of application Ser. No. 597,135, filed Apr. 5, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,591,550, which in turn is a CIP of application Ser. No. 585,334, filed Mar. 1, 1984, abandoned.
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