PIPETTE VERIFICATION DEVICE AND PIPETTE
    81.
    发明公开
    PIPETTE VERIFICATION DEVICE AND PIPETTE 有权
    PIPETTE检定装置和吸管。

    公开(公告)号:EP1714116A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-25

    申请号:EP04709121.0

    申请日:2004-02-06

    IPC分类号: G01F25/00

    摘要: Pipettes, widely used in clinical and pharmaceutical laboratories to transfer small volumes of liquid, are subject to hidden performance degradation and operator error. Pipette performance cannot be accepted without monitoring. The invention concerns a verification device (16) for a pipette with a piston (11) for aspirating then dispensing, using a shaft (13), a determined volume of liquid. This device essentially includes: first means for supplying a displaced volume measurement, comparing this measurement to a desired value and generating an indication of the difference between the measured volume and said desired value; and second means, responding to the said first means, for delivering an information relating to said indication.

    IMPROVED DNA AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    85.
    发明公开
    IMPROVED DNA AMPLIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD 有权
    改进的DNA扩增装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:EP1513949A4

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-15

    申请号:EP03722089

    申请日:2003-05-30

    IPC分类号: B01L7/00 B04B15/02 C12Q1/68

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for the amplification of DNA and apparatus for such amplification. The method comprises steps typically found in amplification methods but utilises an optical procedure to detect denaturation of DNA or attainment of the desired denaturation temperature. The apparatus (1) comprises a temperature controllable chamber (2) including a rotor (3) for holding a plurality of reaction vessels (see 7 for example) for reaction mixtures including DNA, a drive means for the rotor, a heater (8) within the chamber for transiently supplying infrared energy to the reaction vessels, and an optical system (12-16) for determining denaturation of at least a reference DNA or for detecting attainment of a desired denaturation temperature in at least a reference reaction vessel.

    Transport mechanism for automatic analyser
    86.
    发明公开
    Transport mechanism for automatic analyser 有权
    Transportvorrichtungfürautomatische Analysevorrichtung

    公开(公告)号:EP1614471A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-11

    申请号:EP05019225.1

    申请日:1999-04-30

    IPC分类号: B01L7/00 G01N35/00

    摘要: A transport mechanism for transporting a reaction receptacle between stations of an automated analyzer, the reaction receptacle including a manipulating structure, said transport mechanism comprising:

    a receptacle carrier assembly constructed and arranged to be rotatable about an axis of rotation and to receive a reaction receptacle and carry the reaction receptacle while said receptacle carrier assembly rotates about said axis of rotation;
    a manipulating hook member interrelated with said receptacle carrier assembly so as to be movable with respect thereto, said manipulating hook member being constructed and arranged to be engageable with the manipulating structure of the reaction receptacle; and
    a hook member drive assembly including a hook motor having fixed structure carried by said receptacle carrier assembly in a fixed position with respect thereto and a lead screw mechanism including a threaded shaft oriented in a generally radial direction with respect to said axis of rotation and having an end coupled to said manipulating hook member, said lead screw mechanism being operatively coupled with said hook motor and being constructed and arranged to convert powered motion of said hook motor into movement of said threaded shaft with respect to said fixed structure of said hook motor in either axial direction of said threaded shaft to thereby cause corresponding movement of said manipulating hook member with respect to said receptacle carrier assembly so that a reaction receptacle engaged by said manipulating hook member can be moved with respect to said receptacle carrier assembly.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在自动分析器的站之间运送反应容器的传送机构,所述反应容器包括操纵结构,所述传送机构包括:接收器承载组件,其构造和布置成可围绕旋转轴线旋转并接收反应容器, 携带反应容器,同时所述容器托架组件围绕所述旋转轴线旋转; 所述操纵钩构件与所述容器托架组件相关联以能够相对于其移动,所述操纵钩构件被构造和布置成可与所述反应容器的操纵结构接合; 以及钩构件驱动组件,其包括具有固定结构的钩电动机,所述钩电动机由所述容座承载组件承载在相对于其的固定位置;以及导螺杆机构,其包括相对于所述旋转轴线在大致径向方向上定向的螺纹轴, 所述导螺杆机构与所述钩电动机可操作地联接并且被构造和布置成将所述钩马达的动力运动转换成所述螺纹轴相对于所述钩马达的所述固定结构的运动 所述螺纹轴的轴向方向,从而引起所述操纵钩构件相对于所述容座托架组件的相应运动,使得由所述操纵钩构件接合的反作用插座可相对于所述容座托架组件移动。

    TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED MICROFABRICATED TWO-PIN LIQUID SAMPLE DISPENSING SYSTEM
    88.
    发明公开
    TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED MICROFABRICATED TWO-PIN LIQUID SAMPLE DISPENSING SYSTEM 审中-公开
    温度控制微加工双销液体样品分配系统

    公开(公告)号:EP1499439A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-26

    申请号:EP03719665.6

    申请日:2003-04-09

    申请人: Cytonome, Inc.

    IPC分类号: B01L3/00

    摘要: A cooled liquid sample dispensing system (10) comprises a pair of pins (11, 12) for holding a droplet (18) of liquid therebetween and a cooling element. (200) Each pin (11, 12) includes a tip (11a, 11b) spaced predetermined distance from the other pin (11, 12) to define a sample acquisition region (14). The pins (11, 12) acquire and hold a droplet (18) of the liquid sample in the sample acquisition region (14) formed in the space between the tips (11a, 12a) and apply the droplet (18) to a selected sample handing system. The cooling element (200), when activated, cools the droplet (18) of liquid to reduce evaporation.

    摘要翻译: 冷却的液体样品分配系统(10)包括用于保持液体之间的液滴(18)的一对销(11,12)和冷却元件。 (200)每个销(11,12)包括与另一个销(11,12)隔开预定距离的尖端(11a,11b)以限定样本采集区域(14)。 销(11,12)在形成于尖端(11a,12a)之间的空间中的样本采集区域(14)中获取并保持液体样本的液滴(18),并将液滴(18)施加到选定的样本 处理系统。 冷却元件(200)在被激活时冷却液体的液滴(18)以减少蒸发。