Blood-collection tube preparation device
US7383965B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0484
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In the blood-sampling-tube preparation device according to the present invention, the each blood-sampling-tube containing section is provided with a number of compartments along a periphery thereof, in which the blood-sampling-tubes are contained one by one in a laying state, and an opening portion at a lower portion thereof for discharging the blood-sampling-tube from the each compartment, the compartments in each of the blood-sampling-tube containing section are intended to be moved in a peripheral direction thereof so that the blood-sampling-tube contained in the compartment aligned with the opening portion falls through the opening portion by moving the compartments at a suitable distance along the peripheral direction, and the blood-sampling-tube transferring means is arranged under the opening portions of the blood-sampling-tube containing sections for receiving the blood-sampling-tube felt from the each blood-sampling-tube containing section. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a complicated mechanism for taking out the blood-sampling-tube from the blood-sampling-tube containing section. And therefore, the blood-sampling-tube preparation device can be structurally simp…
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