Device for the low-temperature storage and the handling of probe tubes in tube racks
US11673142B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00435
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for the handling and the low-temperature storage of probe tubes in tube racks includes a low-temperature compartment having insulated side and bottom walls and at least one opening at a top side. The compartment is used for storing at least one tube rack at a low temperature. The device has a holder apparatus comprising a rack holder for holding a tube rack and a picker apparatus comprising a gripper adapted to remove and insert individual tubes from or into a tube rack held by the holder. The holder apparatus is adapted to displace the rack holder between an upper rack position outside low-temperature compartment above the opening and a lower rack position inside the compartment. The picker apparatus is adapted to displace the gripper between an upper gripper position outside the compartment above the opening and a lower gripper position inside the compartment below the opening.
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