Becton Dickinson and Company Limited

Michael T Vansickler

Steven Charles Rotundo

Redeat Girma Alemu

Craig Bark

Alexander Clark

Steven C Rotundo

Dwight Livingston

Alyssa Shedlosky

Brian A Self

Joel Daniel Krayer

Alexander W Clark

Stephen Robert Lachance

Stephen Lachance

Christopher John Tesluk

Neil G Terry

Michael J Touma

Gerard Sevigny

Brian Bell

Kevin Bailey

Brian James Mckeen

Automated analyzer () comprising a housing (), a robotic arm comprising an end effector (), the end effector () comprising a body () rotatably connected to an articulating arm and first () and second fingers () coupled to the body () and being moveable relative to each other in a first direction, each of the fingers () having an engagement feature () projecting inwardly from each of the first and second fingers () and toward the other of the first and second fingers (). The automated analyzer () further comprises a shuttle platform () for receiving a shuttle () carrying sample containers (), the containers carrying sample () to be evaluated by the analyzer () and the shuttle platform () comprising a jaw assembly that engages the bottom portion of the sample containers when the jaw assembly is in the closed position.

Automated sample diagnostic analyzer and method for its operation

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Catonsville, MD, United States of America

Michael T Vansickler