QIAcube Connect MDx User Manual 12/2020
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WARNING
Moving parts
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Avoid contact with moving parts during operation of the QIAcube Connect
MDx. Under no circumstances should you place your hands under the robotic
arm when it is lowering. Do not attempt to move any tip racks or tubes whilst
the instrument is operating.
Robotic gripper
The robotic gripper transfers spin columns. During transfer of a spin column, a stabilizing rod holds
the rotor adapter in place, ensuring it remains properly seated in the centrifuge bucket. The robotic
gripper is behind the panel covering the robotic arm.
Robotic gripper
Stabilizing rod
Robotic gripper automates spin-column processing
Pipetting system
The QIAcube Connect MDx is equipped with a single-channel pipetting system that moves in the X,
Y and Z directions. The dilutor, fitted with a tip adapter, is connected to a precision syringe pump,
which enables accurate transfer of liquids. The tip adapter allows aspiration and dispensing of
liquid through an attached disposable tip. Disposable filter-tips (200 µl, 1000 µl and 1000 µl wide-
bore) are used for sample processing to minimize the risk of cross-contamination.
Optical sensor
During the load check, the optical sensor checks that the number of rotor adapters corresponds to
the number of samples in the shaker and that both shaker and rotor are correctly loaded. The optical
sensor also checks the type of tips loaded on the worktable and whether there are enough tips for
the protocol run.
