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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Gmbh, Marburg, DE;
Inventors:
Dominik Andreas Daume, Heidelberg, DE;
Thorsten Michels, Gross-Gerau, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH, Marburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G01F 22/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/1009 (2013.01); G01F 22/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/487 (2013.01); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00178 (2013.01); G01N 2035/1025 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for optically monitoring the dosing of a liquid to be pipetted for an automatic analysis unit. The apparatus comprises a dosing device, comprising a pipetting needle for pipetting the liquid, a lighting device for illuminating a drop of the liquid adhering to the pipetting needle, a camera with a set of optics to capture an image of the drop of the liquid, and an evaluation device for characterizing the drop of liquid by means of an automatic analysis of the image of the drop of liquid.