公开(公告)号：US06846680B2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-25

申请号：US09918858

申请日：2001-07-31

申请人： David R. Friswell ,  Raymond Dunlap ,  George Grubner ,  Enrique Bernal

发明人： David R. Friswell ,  Raymond Dunlap ,  George Grubner ,  Enrique Bernal

IPC分类号： B01L3/02 ,  G01N35/10

CPC分类号： B01L3/0279 ,  B01L3/022 ,  G01N35/10 ,  G01N35/1074 ,  G01N2035/103 ,  G01N2035/1039 ,  Y10T436/114998 ,  Y10T436/119163 ,  Y10T436/2575

摘要： The present invention provides a liquid handling system capable of automated dispensing and reformatting operations by virtue of a quick-release cannula array mounting system that permits cannula arrays to be changed automatically by the system or manually by a user. Automated changing of the cannula array is carried out by relative movement of the dispensing head and the sample support surface to deliver the attached cannula array to a storage location, releasing the array from the dispensing head, and attaching a new cannula array. Relative movement between the dispensing head and sample support surface in at least two dimensions increases flexibility of the system and makes self-loading of the cannula array practical. The system provides advantages in time and accuracy of cannula array changeover procedures. The automated cannula array changeover capability permits automated wellplate reformatting procedures, which can be performed quickly and accurately.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种能够通过快速释放插管阵列安装系统进行自动分配和重新格式化操作的液体处理系统，其允许套管阵列由系统自动改变或由用户手动地改变。 通过分配头和样品支撑表面的相对运动来实现套管阵列的自动改变，以将附接的套管阵列递送到存储位置，将阵列从分配头释放并附接新的插管阵列。 在至少两个维度上，分配头和样品支撑表面之间的相对运动增加了系统的灵活性，并且使套管阵列的自载实际。 该系统提供插管阵列切换过程的时间和精度优势。 自动插管阵列转换能力允许自动化的井筒重新格式化程序，可以快速准确地执行。