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Reagent bottle docking system

US9873121B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

STRATEC Biomedical AG · DE

Inventors

Martin Trump · Newbury, GB
Thomas Lowien · Pforzheim, DE
Matthias Barth · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 11, 2016
Grant date	Jan 23, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2035/00851
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for connecting a reagent container to a socket. The container has a cap with an outlet comprising a collar having an opening on its side, the collar surrounding a spout with a movable valve. The valve has a tube surrounded by a disk. A plug is centrally arranged within one end of the tube so the outer walls of the spout form-fit with the inner side of the tube and the inner walls of the spout form-fit with the outer side of the plug for closing the spout. The plug is connected to one end of the tube and a socket for accommodating the outlet of the container's cap. The socket comprises at least two movable levers to engage into openings of the collar and a socket gasket on one side for taking up the tube of the valve and tubing on the opposite side to drain liquids.

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