Conveying device and sample processing method
US8329102B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N35/026
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A conveying device, intended for use in conveying a rack, which holds a sample container, to a sample supplying position for supplying a sample in the sample container to a sample processing device for processing the sample, comprising a conveying section for conveying the rack in a conveying direction from a predetermined position on the conveying device to the sample supplying position along a path connecting the predetermined position and the sample supplying position, wherein the conveying section is adapted to convey the rack from the sample supplying position in a direction opposite to the conveying direction, is disclosed. A sample processing method is also disclosed.
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