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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2018
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Marcel Kaeppeli, Merenschwand, CH;
Tobias Huber, Backnang, DE;
Pius Hermann, Urswil, CH;
Matthias Edelmann, Winnenden, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A transport device for a laboratory sample distribution system is presented. The transport device comprises a plurality of actuator modules. Each actuator module comprises a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators. A plurality of base plate modules arranged in a pattern is provided. The base plate modules are coupled to each other and aligned by support elements. The number of base plate modules at least equals the number of actuator modules and each base plate module is configured to support one of the plurality of actuator modules. A laboratory sample distribution system and to a laboratory automation system comprising a laboratory sample distribution system are also presented.