Transport system for biospecimens
    1.
    发明授权
    Transport system for biospecimens 失效
    生物样本的运输系统

    公开(公告)号:US5941366A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-24

    申请号:US715772

    申请日:1996-09-19

    IPC分类号: B65G17/00 G01N35/04 B65G29/00

    摘要: A tansport system for biospecimens includes a conveyor including a conveyor each divided into two or more lanes by lane dividers means. Specimen carriers, each carrying one biospecimen container, include a base which engages the conveyor to transport the biospecimen container and at least three retainer members which are biased together to accept and retain the biospecimen container on the carrier. A variety of traffic control devices, such as diverters and singulators, as well as other control mechanisms such as orientation rails and orientation rollers are combined into control stations to manage the transport of the biospecimens through the system.

    摘要翻译: 用于生物样本的tansport系统包括一个输送机,该输送机包括通过车道分配装置分成两个或更多车道的输送机。 每个携带一个生物样本容器的标本载体包括接合输送机以运送生物样本容器的基座和至少三个保持器构件,所述至少三个保持器构件被偏压在一起以将生物样本容器保持在载体上。 诸如分流器和分离器之类的各种交通控制装置以及诸如定向轨和定向辊的其它控制机构被组合成控制站,以管理生物样本通过系统的运输。

    Automated centrifuge for automatically receiving and balancing samples
    2.
    发明授权
    Automated centrifuge for automatically receiving and balancing samples 失效
    自动离心机,用于自动接收和平衡样品

    公开(公告)号:US5769775A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-23

    申请号:US777951

    申请日:1996-12-23

    摘要: An automated centrifuge includes a weighing station to weigh sample holding racks which arrive at the centrifuge and a rack handling robot to transfer the weighed racks to and from the centrifuge. A controller, which operates the rack handling robot, employs a novel balance method to have the rack handling robot load the sample holding racks in the centrifuge to obtain a best balance arrangement of the sample holding racks. If the balance method determines that the best balance arrangement will exceed one or more predefined balance thresholds, appropriate remedial action is taken by substituting a selected balance rack for a loaded sample holding rack.

    摘要翻译: 自动离心机包括称重站,用于称重到达离心机的样品保持架,以及机架处理机器人将称重的机架传送到离心机和离心机。 运行机架处理机器人的控制器采用新颖的平衡方法,使机架处理机器人将样品保持架放置在离心机中,以获得样品保持架的最佳平衡布置。 如果平衡方法确定最佳平衡布置将超过一个或多个预定义的平衡阈值,则通过将选定的平衡架替换为装载的样品保持架来采取适当的补救措施。