Liquid handling tool having porous plunger

Details Liquid handling tool having porous plunger Liquid handling tool having porous plunger

2003-07-18

2008-10-21

Warden, Jill (Department: 1797)

Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preser

Control element responsive to a sensed operating condition

C422S063000, C422S064000, C422S065000, C422S091000, C436S180000, C073S864130, C222S309000

Reexamination Certificate

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07438857

ABSTRACT:
A robotically manipulable sample handling tool, such as a colony picking head or robotic pipetting tool, includes needles arranged on the tool. Actuators are associated with each needle to control flow for the needle. A plurality of plungers are each associated with a needle, and movement of the plungers can actuate a corresponding needle. Each of the plungers has a passageway that may be opened or closed, e.g., to move the corresponding needle and/or draw fluid into/expel fluid from the needle when the plunger is moved in the tool body. The actuators are arranged so that plunger passageways may be individually controlled by a controller.

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