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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2020
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Brian L. Ochranek, Southlake, TX (US);
David C. Arnquist, The Colony, TX (US);
Takehiko Oonuma, Otawara, JP;
Hirotoshi Tahara, Otawara, JP;
Naoto Sato, Otawara, JP;
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
Example automated diagnostic analyzers and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. An example apparatus described herein includes a first carousel rotatably coupled to a base and having a first axis of rotation. The example apparatus includes a second carousel rotatably coupled to the base and vertically spaced over the first carousel such that at least a portion of the second carousel is disposed over the first carousel. In the example apparatus, the second carousel has a second axis of rotation and a plurality of vessels. The example apparatus also includes a pipetting mechanism offset from the second axis of rotation. The example pipetting mechanism is to access the first carousel and the second carousel.