Device for agitating and collecting biological liquid samples suitable for sorting
US12005409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/1058
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for agitating and collecting biological liquid samples comprises an agitator of racks of tubes, a sampling apparatus capable of collecting a biological liquid sample in a tube, and a changer capable of gripping a tube on a rack received in the agitator and moving it to the sampling apparatus. The agitator is capable of agitating at least three racks simultaneously, and the device also comprises a scheduler capable of determining destination data for a tube and destination data for the rack which receives this tube, and of determining for each tube a final location based on the destination data of the tube and the destination data of the racks received in the device, which final location designates a rack, received on the agitator and a position on this rack and can be different from the location of the tube when the rack that received it has been introduced into the device, and arranged to control the changer in order to grip a tube, present it to the sampling apparatus and replace it after sampling at the final location.
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