Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing – Automated chemical analysis – With aspirator of claimed structure
Patent
1996-02-13
1996-11-26
Le, Long V.
Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
Automated chemical analysis
With aspirator of claimed structure
422 63, 422 64, 422102, 422104, 436 43, 436 47, 220262, 220283, 222556, 222562, 215235, 215239, 215240, G01N 3510, B65D 5104
Patent
active
055784941
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a method for opening and closing a cap pivotally mounted on a container for storing reagents for use in an automated analytical instrument. The cap has one end for sealing the container and a tab extending from the other end for pivoting the cap. The method comprises the steps of positioning a closed container adjacent an actuating device mounted on the analytical system. The method further comprises the steps of projecting the actuating device against the top of the tab to pivotally open the cap to a position sufficiently vertical for aspirating reagent from the container, and retracting the actuating device from the cap to a position above the pivotal mounting thereof. The method comprises the final step of causing relative motion between the cap and the actuating device so that the actuating device drags along the top of the cap pivotally closing the cap to provide a sufficient seal on the container preventing evaporation of the reagent therefrom.
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Clark Frederic L.
Clemens John M.
Clift Gilbert
Cloonan Kevin M.
Hance Robert B.
Abbott Laboratories
Le Long V.
Weinstein David L.
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