Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing – Automated chemical analysis – Utilizing a centrifuge or compartmented rotor
Patent
1995-06-05
1997-04-15
Le, Long V.
Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
Automated chemical analysis
Utilizing a centrifuge or compartmented rotor
436 43, 436 47, 436 49, 436177, 436480, 422 63, 422 64, 422 72, G01N 3510
Patent
active
056208987
ABSTRACT:
A blood analysis system or instrument, generally, including an incubator station, a sample and reagent holding station, a pipette assembly, a centrifuge, an analysis station, and a transport assembly. Generally, the incubation station holds containers while reagents and fluids are being dispensed in those containers, and, if desired, for incubating the containers. The sample and reagent holding station holds samples and a plurality of reagents, and the pipette assembly transfers fluids from that sample and reagent holding station to containers in the incubation station. The centrifuge is provided for centrifuging the container, and the analysis station is provided to analyze the containers optically to identify reactions therein. The transport assembly carries the containers between the incubator station, the centrifuge, and the analysis station. Preferably, the pipette assembly is automatically operated to draw fluids and preselected reagents from the sample and reagent holding station, and to dispense fluids into the containers held in the incubation station to produce predetermined solutions therein. Also, the transport subassembly is automatically operated to carry containers from the incubator station to the centrifuge after the predetermined solutions have been produced in the containers, and then to carry the containers from the centrifuge to the analysis station.
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Batliner Gregor
Chachowski Rosemary
Flueler Linus
Forster Marco
Frischknecht Marcel
Le Long V.
Ortho Diagnostic Systems Inc.
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