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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicants:
Colin Mellars, Dover, NJ (US);
Baris Yagci, Whippany, NJ (US);
Benjamin S. Pollack, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Colin Mellars, Dover, NJ (US);
Baris Yagci, Whippany, NJ (US);
Benjamin S. Pollack, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/026 (2013.01); G01N 35/0092 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G01N 35/04 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00326 (2013.01); G01N 2035/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for performing a work-flow, which may be in an IVD environment. A plurality of workcells can be used to perform tasks, while vessels can be automatically transported between the workcells using bulk transport trays along an inter-cell track, allowing each workcell to be independently adapted to one or more tasks in the work-flow.