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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2018
Spinchip Diagnostics As, Oslo, NO;
Ole Christian Tronrud, Sokna, NO;
Sebastian Stenmark, Oslo, NO;
Rolf Jahren, Oslo, NO;
Torgeir Hamsund, Oslo, NO;
Stig Morten Borch, Oslo, NO;
SpinChip Diagnostics AS, Oslo, NO;
Abstract
Provided is a centrifuge apparatus for a processing cartridge, including a rotary plate and at least one cartridge holder, and the cartridge holder is rotatable around its centre axis and arranged off-centre the centre axis of the rotary plate and comprises an inner side wall surrounding a through-going passage, wherein the through-going passage is able to accommodate the processing cartridge; and the inner side wall includes a resilient locking assembly for interaction with at least one cooperating first abutting surface on the processing cartridge, such that the processing cartridge may be inserted into the through-going passage and releasably secured by the locking assembly; and at least one stopping element for interaction with at least one cooperating second abutting surface on the processing cartridge, the at least one stopping element being arranged to retain the processing cartridge at a desired vertical level when the cartridge is releasably secured.