公开(公告)号：US09957084B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14277291

申请日：2014-05-14

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Holger Burkardt ,  Gerd Fink ,  Norbert Frisch ,  Karl-Heinz Goebel

IPC: B65D19/00 ,  B65D19/02 ,  B65D19/06 ,  B65D5/50 ,  B65D71/02

CPC classification number: B65D19/02 ,  B65D5/505 ,  B65D19/06 ,  B65D71/02 ,  B65D2519/00029 ,  B65D2519/00034 ,  B65D2519/00064 ,  B65D2519/00099 ,  B65D2519/00159 ,  B65D2519/00194 ,  B65D2519/00273 ,  B65D2519/00288 ,  B65D2519/00293 ,  B65D2519/00323 ,  B65D2519/00333 ,  B65D2519/00373 ,  B65D2519/00497 ,  B65D2519/00562 ,  B65D2519/00572 ,  B65D2519/00597 ,  B65D2519/00641 ,  B65D2519/00661 ,  B65D2519/00726 ,  B65D2519/0091

Abstract: Disclosed is a transport packaging unit for packaging articles to be transported, in particular hazardous materials. The transport packaging unit comprises the following: a pallet with a base plate, wherein the articles to be transported are receivable on the base plate; a transport box which is open toward the base plate, wherein the transport box rests on the base plate and together with the base plate forms an interior of the transport packaging unit which receives the articles to be transported, wherein the transport box is fixed on the base plate by means of at least one fastening element, preferably by means of at least one packing strip.

公开(公告)号：US09952244B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US15182900

申请日：2016-06-15

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Walter Berberich ,  Julian Baumgart ,  Richard-Paul Daisley ,  Dominik Strzempek ,  Stefan Soentges

IPC: G01N35/04 ,  G01N35/10 ,  G01N35/02 ,  B01L9/00 ,  G01N35/00

CPC classification number: G01N35/10 ,  B01L9/543 ,  G01N35/02 ,  G01N35/04 ,  G01N2035/00277 ,  G01N2035/0465

Abstract: A device and method for handling racks of disposable pipette tips in a laboratory automation system are presented. The device comprises a guide rail for guiding racks from a loading region (I) to a supply region (II). The loading region (I) is accessible by a user or a loading device for loading a rack on the guide rail. A plurality of disposable pipette tips stored in a supplying rack located in the supply region (II) is accessible by a delivering device for delivering at least one selected one of the plurality of disposable pipette tips to a pipetting system. The device comprises at least one moveable element, which is controllably moveable by a driving device for selectively enabling or disabling a removal of the supplying rack from the supply region (II). A laboratory automation system comprising such a device and/or for carrying out the method are also presented.

公开(公告)号：US20180105323A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15846288

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Holger Burkardt ,  Norbert Frisch

IPC: B65D19/38 ,  B65G65/00 ,  B65D77/00 ,  B65D5/46 ,  B65D5/62 ,  B65D5/60 ,  B65D71/00

CPC classification number: B65D19/38 ,  B65D5/4612 ,  B65D5/603 ,  B65D5/62 ,  B65D71/0092 ,  B65D77/003 ,  B65G65/00

Abstract: A process for safeguarding a product during transportation comprises forming a package by surrounding a product with packaging material and accommodating the package in an external packaging that comprises a carrier element and a bag element. The carrier element includes an upper side including a border and a lower side opposite the upper side, wherein the lower side comprises a base. Further, the bag element comprises a base and a bag opening with a border opposite the base of the bag element. The package is accommodated in the external packaging by loading the package onto the carrier element such that the package is carried by the carrier element and loading the carrier element via the bag opening into the bag element such that the bag element surrounds the carrier element and the bag element extends on the upper side of the carrier element beyond the border of the carrier element.

公开(公告)号：US20180100826A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15830672

申请日：2017-12-04

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Marquant

IPC: G01N27/30 ,  G01N27/327 ,  C12Q1/00 ,  C12Q1/54

CPC classification number: G01N27/301 ,  C12Q1/006 ,  C12Q1/54 ,  G01N27/3272

Abstract: A method and test element for electrochemically detecting at least one analyte in a sample are provided, wherein the method comprises: a) providing at least one test element comprising at least one first electrode contacting a test chemistry and at least one second electrode, wherein a surface of the second electrode consists of silver metal; b) contacting both the first and second electrodes with the sample comprising chloride ions; c) applying a first voltage between the first electrode as a cathode and the second electrode as an anode with a voltage sufficient for forming a layer of silver chloride at the surface of the second electrode; d) applying a second voltage between the first electrode as the anode and the second electrode as the cathode; and e) determining an electrical signal between the first and the second electrodes, whereby the analyte in the sample comprising the chloride ions is detected.

公开(公告)号：US09939455B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US15436051

申请日：2017-02-17

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Hans Schneider ,  Christian Riether

IPC: B65G54/02 ,  G01N35/04 ,  H01F5/04 ,  H05K3/32 ,  H01F7/20

CPC classification number: G01N35/04 ,  B65G54/02 ,  G01N2035/0477 ,  H01F5/04 ,  H01F7/206 ,  H05K3/325 ,  H05K2201/1003 ,  H05K2201/10189 ,  H05K2201/10424 ,  H05K2201/10962

Abstract: A laboratory sample distribution system and to a laboratory automation system comprising a printed circuit board arrangement and a coil are presented. The printed circuit board arrangement and the coil are configured such that assembly and maintenance of the laboratory automation system are greatly simplified.

公开(公告)号：US20180074087A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15800212

申请日：2017-11-01

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Heise ,  Hans Schneider

IPC: G01N35/04 ,  B65G54/02 ,  B65G37/00

CPC classification number: G01N35/04 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G54/02 ,  G01N2035/0465 ,  G01N2035/0477 ,  Y10T436/114165

Abstract: A laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The laboratory sample distribution system comprises a plurality of container carriers. The container carriers each comprise at least one magnetically active device such as, for example, at least one permanent magnet, and carry a sample container containing a sample. The system further comprises a transport plane to carry the multiple container carriers and a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators stationary arranged below the transport plane. The electro-magnetic actuators move a container carrier on top of the transport plane by applying a magnetic force to the container carrier. The system also comprises at least one transfer device to transfer a sample item, wherein the sample item is a container carrier, a sample container, part of the sample and/or the complete sample, between the transport plane and a laboratory station such as, for example, a pre-analytical, an analytical and/or a post-analytical station.

公开(公告)号：US20180071740A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15819165

申请日：2017-11-21

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Thorsten Brueckner ,  Nadine Losleben ,  Norbert Oranth

IPC: B01L3/00 ,  G01N35/10

CPC classification number: B01L3/523 ,  B01F3/12 ,  B01F15/0462 ,  B01L3/502 ,  B01L2200/04 ,  B01L2200/0647 ,  B01L2200/16 ,  B01L2300/0867 ,  B01L2400/0478 ,  B01L2400/0622 ,  B01L2400/0644 ,  G01N33/5304 ,  G01N35/1002 ,  G01N2035/00574

Abstract: A method of dispensing a particle mixture and a reagent fluid cartridge are presented. The cartridge comprises a first reservoir partially filled with reagent fluid, a second reservoir partially filled with particles, a pumping chamber, a first pumping chamber conduit connecting the first reservoir and the pumping chamber, a second pumping chamber conduit connecting the second reservoir and the pumping chamber, an outlet for dispensing reagent fluid and particles from the cartridge, an outlet conduit connecting the outlet to the pumping chamber, and a valve sealing the outlet conduit. The method comprises closing the valve, applying a force to the plunger to transport a first defined volume of reagent fluid and second defined volume of particles into the pumping chamber to form a mixture of reagent fluid and particles, opening the valve, and forcing the mixture from the pumping chamber using the plunger to dispense the mixture from the outlet.

公开(公告)号：US09902572B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15272792

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Mohammadreza Mahmudimanesh ,  Achim Sinz

IPC: B65G54/02 ,  B65G19/02 ,  B65G43/00 ,  G01N35/04

CPC classification number: B65G54/02 ,  B65G19/02 ,  B65G43/00 ,  G01N35/04 ,  G01N2035/0465 ,  G01N2035/0477 ,  G01N2035/0491 ,  G01N2035/0493

Abstract: A method of configuring a laboratory automation system is presented. The position of a laboratory station is detected automatically. A laboratory sample distribution system and a laboratory automation system adapted to perform such a method are also presented.

公开(公告)号：US09870447B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US14172261

申请日：2014-02-04

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Timothy L. Beck ,  Daniel Birtwhistle ,  Samer M. Dajani ,  Jonathon Fuller ,  Igor Gejdos

IPC: G06F19/00

CPC classification number: G16H10/65 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3418 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H40/40 ,  G16H40/63 ,  G16H40/67

Abstract: Diabetes care management system and method for transferring medical data from a handheld medical recording device to a host computer via a data transfer component. The steps of the data transfer component comprising detecting a data upload request and detecting a medical device ready to communicate, verifying a unique ID, receiving patient medical data, including an authentication token with patient medical data, and sending patient medical data along with the authentication token for association with a user account.

公开(公告)号：US09868120B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US15352680

申请日：2016-11-16

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Christoph Boehm ,  Sascha Lutz ,  Juergen Spinke

IPC: B01L3/00 ,  G01N1/38 ,  G01N35/00 ,  G01N35/10

CPC classification number: B01L3/50273 ,  B01L3/5027 ,  B01L3/502738 ,  B01L2200/0621 ,  B01L2200/0684 ,  B01L2200/10 ,  B01L2300/044 ,  B01L2300/0672 ,  B01L2300/0803 ,  B01L2300/0806 ,  B01L2300/0864 ,  B01L2300/087 ,  B01L2300/0883 ,  B01L2400/0406 ,  B01L2400/0409 ,  B01L2400/0688 ,  B01L2400/0694 ,  G01N1/38 ,  G01N35/00069 ,  G01N35/1016 ,  G01N2035/00257 ,  G01N2035/1032

Abstract: An automatic analyzer cartridge, spinnable around a rotational axis, has aliquoting and metering chambers, a connecting duct there between, and a vent connected to the metering chamber and nearer to the rotational axis than the metering chamber. The metering chamber has side walls that taper away from a central region. Capillary action next to the side walls is greater than in the central region. A circular arc about the rotational axis passes through a duct entrance in the aliquoting chamber and a duct exit in the metering chamber. The cartridge has a downstream fluidic element which is part of a fluidic structure for processing a biological sample into the processed biological sample. A valve connects the metering chamber to the fluidic element, which is fluidically connected to the fluidic structure. The fluidic structure receives the biological sample and has a measurement structure for enabling measurement of the processed biological sample.