公开(公告)号：US20180072982A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15560048

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: BD KIESTRA B.V. ,  BD KIESTRA B.V.

Inventor： Martijn Xander BERNTSEN ,  Jurjen SINNEMA ,  Martijn Kleefstra

IPC: C12M1/00 ,  C12M1/36 ,  C12N1/02 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N35/00 ,  G01N35/10

Abstract: A picktool manipulator device collects a specimen from a culture medium. In a first mode of operation, a picktool is allowed to move in an axial direction relative to support structure of the device. A detector may generate a signal in response to movement of the body in the axial direction so as to determine a height at which the picktool contacts the medium. The device may operate in the first mode when collecting a specimen from a culture medium. A second mode of operation constrains or precludes axial movement of the picktool. In some cases, the device may operate in the second mode when receiving a new picktool or discarding a used picktool.

公开(公告)号：US20210239582A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17235171

申请日：2021-04-20

Applicant: BD KIESTRA B.V.

Inventor： Martijn Xander BERNTSEN ,  Martijn Kleefstra ,  Roger Petri ,  Tino Walter Van Der Zee

IPC: G01N1/31 ,  G01N35/02 ,  G01N35/04 ,  G01N35/00

Abstract: The present invention describes an automated platform for inoculating a variety of receptacles with biological samples for testing and analysis. The lab automation system includes a plurality of modules used to automate the inoculation of media for subsequent analysis. In this regard, the lab automation system has one module to enter specimen/order information and store an inventory of petri dishes. Another module is used to label the sample receptacles with a unique identifier that associates the receptacles with the sample. Yet another module includes a robot for retrieving sample and inoculating the receptacles. The sample inoculation module also includes an apparatus that will receive slides, inoculate those slides, and further process the slides for analysis. Finally, the lab automation system includes a module that streaks the culture media with the sample. Thus, the automated lab system described herein provides consistent samples with minimal input from a lab operator.