Diamed Gmbh

Bio-rad Innovations

Bio-rad Europe Gmbh

Cédric Gagnepain

Sébastien Bernay

Jean-Michel Brisebrat

Daniel Seydoux

Jean-Michel Brisebat

Anais Faure-Vidal

Pascal Barthelon

Anaïs Faure-Vidal

A medical analysis method uses a medical analysis machine provided with a poly-articulated robot () comprising joints defining at least six axes of rotation (A, A, A, A, A, A) and adapted for spacing and/or orienting a terminal member () according to six degrees of freedom, the terminal member bearing a grasping member () adapted for grasping a container (). The medical analysis method comprises at least the succession of steps consisting of providing a container () containing a sample to be treated stemming from a human being or an animal, transferring said container () towards at least one treatment station of the medical analysis machine () by means of the poly-articulated robot, treating the sample in a treatment station, transferring the container towards a station for capturing images, and displaying the treatment results through a user interface.

Medical analysis method

A method of initializing and controlling a robotic installation comprising a first robot () having a minimum of four degrees of freedom and a second robot () that is of Cartesian type, the method comprising the following steps:

Method for initializing and controlling robotized equipment

The invention provides a piercing system for piercing at least one sealing membrane () closing off at least one cavity () of a receptacle, said system including a piercing member () configured to puncture the sealing membrane () and an ionizing device for removing the electrostatic charges that might be carried by said cavity (). In accordance with the invention, said ionizing device comprises the piercing member () that is adapted to present ionizing properties. The invention also provides a method of piercing at least one sealing membrane () closing off at least one cavity () of a receptacle, said method comprising piercing the sealing membrane () in order to open up said cavity (), and removing the electrostatic charges that might be carried by said cavity (), wherein the sealing membrane () is pierced and the electrostatic charges is removed by a piercing member () adapted to present ionizing properties.

System for piercing a sealing membrane

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Riorges, France

Cédric Gagnepain