Method and device for placing disks, such as antibiotic disks
US11186813B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N35/1002
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for placing disks contained in a cartridge comprises a disk cartridge receiving area, a piston, means for moving the piston between a high position and a low position to enable, in the state in which a disk is positioned in the path followed by the piston during the transition from the high position to the low position of the piston, the disk to be placed on a surface vertically in line with the disk, a transfer system capable of transferring a disk from the cartridge in the cartridge receiving area to a location, arranged in the path to be followed by said piston, the said transit area. The device comprises a disk motion assist guide positionable in the transit area and moveable in a direction parallel to the up and down direction of movement of the piston.
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