Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Baechler Top Track Ag

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Bruno Koch

Beat Rene Widmer

Rolf Frey

Joachim Lackner

Ueli Stettler

Markus Kurmann

Marcel Lustenberger

Mathieu Fauve

Franz Lindegger

Fritz Goedl

Claus Dangel

Roland Bernet

Marco Sangermano

David Huber

Adri Grefhorst

Daniela Limacher

Jeroen Wildenbeest

Daniela Lehner

A secondary solid waste container for solid waste of an analyzer is disclosed. The secondary solid waste container comprises side walls and an impact absorbing member. The side walls comprise an upper end and a lower end. The impact absorbing member is connected to the side walls such that the impact absorbing member extends between the side walls and is spaced apart from the lower end with respect to a direction from the lower end to the upper end. The impact absorbing member is configured to absorb an impact from solid waste of the analyzer. An analyzer and a method for removing solid waste of an analyzer are also disclosed.

Secondary solid waste container for solid waste of an analyzer

A nucleator nozzle () for producing ice nuclei is designed as convergent-divergent nozzle. The nozzle channel () has a section () that is widening. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of the outlet opening () to the cross-sectional area of the nozzle channel () in the region of the nucleus diameter () is at least approximately 4:1. A snow lance () having at least one nucleator nozzle () and having at least one water nozzle (') is designed such that water droplets () produced by the water nozzle (&#x2032;) pass through a droplet path (&#x2032;) of at least 20 cm until they reach ice nuclei () from the nucleator nozzle () in a germination zone E.

Arrangement, use of an arrangement, device, snow lance and method for producing ice nuclei and artificial snow

An analytical apparatus to be installed on a substantially horizontal surface of a diagnostic laboratory is presented. The apparatus comprises a bottom side and an upper working side, the bottom side having at least three casters for rolling the apparatus on a surface and at least two feet. The casters have a fixed height and at least one caster is higher than the other casters so that the apparatus is unbalanced when it is rolled on the surface. The at least two feet are individually adjustable in height so that when the height of the feet is adjusted the upper working side is leveled and the apparatus rests on the at least two feet and the higher caster. An analytical system comprising the analytical apparatus and a method of installing the analytical apparatus and the system are also described.

Installation of analytical apparatus

A laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly are disclosed. The laboratory system to handle laboratory sample tube racks includes a robotic arm () with a gripper () for gripping primary racks (PR), the primary racks (PR) to be handled include a first end surface () and a second end surface (), the first end surface () having a first surface geometry and the second end surface () having a second surface geometry, and the gripper () includes a first gripping arm () and a second gripping arm (), with the first gripping arm () having a gripping surface being complementary to the first surface geometry, and the second gripping arm () having a gripping surface being complementary to the second surface geometry.

Laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly

A method and laboratory system for handling sample tube racks are disclosed. The laboratory system includes a storage section () with a plurality of shelves () for storing a plurality of storage racks (SR), a disposal unit () for disposing sample tubes from the storage racks (SR), a robotic transfer system () for loading storage racks (SR) into the storage section (), for retrieving storage racks (SR) from the storing section () and for bringing storage rack to the disposal unit () after a given storage time has elapsed.

Method and laboratory system for handling sample tube racks

A laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly are disclosed. The laboratory system to handle laboratory sample tube racks comprises a robotic arm () with a gripper () for gripping primary racks (PR), wherein the primary racks (PR) to be handled comprise a first end surface () and a second end surface (), the first end surface () having a first surface geometry and the second end surface () having a second surface geometry, and wherein the gripper () comprises a first gripping arm () and a second gripping arm (), with the first gripping arm () having a gripping surface being complementary to the first surface geometry, and the second gripping arm () having a gripping surface being complementary to the second surface geometry.

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Steinhausen, Switzerland

Bruno Koch