Centrifugation
US4705630A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/2846
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Centrifugation apparatus characterized by a carrier including both a bucket to accommodate a sample chamber and means for supporting a specimen container adjacent to the sample chamber so that material in the specimen container can be pre-centrifuged and then transferred to the sample chamber for centrifugation therein, using automated transfer means. The apparatus may include a disaggregator cooperable with the specimen container to disperse the contents of the latter prior to pre-centrifugation. The transfer means may be a pipette with arrangements for both external and internal flushing and measured dilution of a transferred sample. There may also be means for supplying treatment fluid to a reservoir of the sample chamber.
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