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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jordan S Honig, Albany, CA (US);
Christopher J Macko, Martinez, CA (US);
Richard B Edwards, Vacaville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
220345 ; 220258 ; 220346 ; 215247 ; 215322 ; 215347 ; 211126 ;
Abstract
A reagent vessel and support rack for use in an automated clinical analyzer are disclosed. Characteristic features of the vessel are a membrane covering which is puncturable and preferably self-sealing, and characteristic features of the support rack are a rigid wall and retaining members to hold the vessel in the rack with the membrane against the rigid wall of the rack, thereby providing structural support to the membrane, with holes in the wall to permit access to the membrane and hence to the contents of the receptacle.