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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2018
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Reinhold Kraemer, Peissenberg, DE;
Stephan Sattler, Starnberg, DE;
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A reagent vessel, an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a lower part of a reagent vessel for an analytical instrument are disclosed. The reagent vessel is configured to store a liquid reagent. The reagent vessel comprises a cover and a lower part. The lower part comprises a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, two opposing side walls and at least one connection wall. The cover, bottom wall, front wall, rear wall and two opposing side walls define at least one internal volume for storing at least one liquid reagent. The two opposing side walls are at least partially connected to one another by the at least one connection wall located within the at least one internal volume. The connection wall is spaced apart from the bottom wall. The connection wall and at least the two opposing side walls can be injection-molded and are monolithically formed.