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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1993
Mykola Yaremko, Livingston, NJ (US);
Rosemary Chachowski, Manville, NJ (US);
Marcel Frischknecht, Oberduernten, CH;
Gregor Batliner, Hombrechtikon, CH;
Linus Flueler, Bubikon, CH;
Marco Forster, Grueningen, CH;
Martin Gander, Landquart, CH;
Beat Gretener, Meilen, CH;
Walter Imfeld, Hombrechtikon, CH;
Hansjoerg Kunz, Zurich, CH;
Martin Kuster, Eschenbach, CH;
Karl Puchegger, Salzburg, AT;
Ortho Diagnostic Systems Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Abstract
A blood analysis system or instrument, generally, including an incubator station, a sample and reagent holding station, a pipette assembly, a centrifuge, an analysis station, and a transport assembly. Generally, the incubation station holds containers while reagents and fluids are being dispensed in those containers, and, if desired, for incubating the containers. The sample and reagent holding station holds samples and a plurality of reagents, and the pipette assembly transfers fluids from that sample and reagent holding station to containers in the incubation station. The centrifuge is provided for centrifuging the container, and the analysis station is provided to analyze the containers optically to identify reactions therein. The transport assembly carries the containers between the incubator station, the centrifuge, and the analysis station. Preferably, the pipette assembly is automatically operated to draw fluids and preselected reagents from the sample and reagent holding station, and to dispense fluids into the containers held in the incubation station to produce predetermined solutions therein. Also, the transport subassembly is automatically operated to carry containers from the incubator station to the centrifuge after the predetermined solutions have been produced in the containers, and then to carry the containers from the centrifuge to the analysis station.