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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Gen-probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Rolf Silbert, Del Mar, CA (US);
Hongran Peng, San Diego, CA (US);
David Aaron Buse, San Diego, CA (US);
David H. Combs, San Diego, CA (US);
GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A receptacle delivery system for an instrument includes a carriage, a puck rotatably supported by the carriage, a first electric motor, and a second electric motor. The puck comprises a plurality of spring-loaded fingers arranged around a vertical axis and configured to removably support a receptacle therebetween. The first electric motor is configured to move the carriage between a first location and a second location of the instrument. The second electric motor is configured to rotate the puck about the vertical axis.