Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Rolf Frey

Bruno Koch

Beat Rene Widmer

Joachim Lackner

Ueli Stettler

Fritz Goedl

Gottlieb Schacher

André Peter

Armin Birrer

Christian Marty

Marco Sangermano

Markus Troxler

An analyzer is disclosed. The analyzer comprises a rack slot configured to receive at least one rack, wherein the rack slot comprises a front end, at which the rack is manually loadable into the rack slot, and a rear end, which is opposite to the front end and at which the rack is fully receivable in the rack slot, and a spring device arranged at the rear end, wherein the spring device is configured to provide a biasing force towards the front end, wherein the biasing force is adapted to move the rack towards the front end if not fully received in the rack slot, wherein the spring device is configured to fix the rack in a final position if the rack is fully received in the rack slot. Further, a method for loading a rack into a rack slot of an analyzer and a system comprising an analyzer and a computer controller are disclosed.

Analyzer and method for loading a rack into a rack slot of an analyzer

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

An automated instrument and process for processing samples is presented. The instrument comprises a sampling area for receiving samples and reaction vessels; an analytical area with a first device resource comprising at least one analyzer; a reaction area comprising a conveyor for reagent containers; an incubator; a second device resource comprising first functional devices, the first functional devices having access to the sampling area and the incubator such as to transfer reaction vessels from the sampling area to the incubator and/or to pipette samples and/or reagents into the reaction vessels; a third device resource comprising second functional devices, the second functional devices having access to the incubator and the analytical area such as to transfer the reaction vessels from the incubator to the analytical area and/or to dispense liquids or withdraw liquids from the reaction vessels.

Instrument and process for the automated processing of liquid samples

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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Ebikon, Switzerland

Rolf Frey