Blood sample preparation device and methods
US12174207B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0449
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to blood sample preparation devices and methods. In some embodiments, a method for preparing a blood sample comprises: receiving at a sample preparation machine a sample container containing the blood sample; scanning an identifier of the sample container, the identifier containing information indicative of a characteristic of at least one of the sample container or the blood sample contained therein, actuating, after the scanning, and based on the information, the sample container to repeatedly change a position of the sample container; determining, based on the information, whether the sample container should be centrifuged; and transporting the sample container to a centrifuge to be centrifuged and then to a storage compartment when the determining indicates that the sample container should be centrifuged, and to the storage compartment without entering the centrifuge when the determining indicates that the sample container should not be centrifuged.
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