Centrifugal processing unit
US12151251B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00495
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A centrifugal processing unit for directing the movement of substances within a sample processing cartridge has a rotor with an accommodation for receiving the sample processing cartridge, the accommodation only allowing a free pivoting motion of the cartridge about a respective pivot axis, wherein each pivot axis is orthogonal to the rotor axis and to a respective force vector of a centrifugal force, a rotor drive to create the centrifugal force, a blocking element, allowing the free pivoting motion of the cartridge in a release position and preventing the free pivoting motion in a blocking position, wherein the blocking element is arranged on the rotor spaced apart above the accommodation is disclosed.
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