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Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2006
Applicants:

Ganesh Rajagopal, Carrollton, TX (US);

James W. Whitt, Valley View, TX (US);

Gedon G. Berryman, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Daniel H. Lains, Coppell, TX (US);

Brian L. Ochranek, Southlake, TX (US);

Gregory A. Blackwell, Dallas, TX (US);

Robert P. Luoma, Ii, Colleyville, TX (US);

Jack F. Ramsey, Highland Village, TX (US);

Inventors:

Ganesh Rajagopal, Carrollton, TX (US);

James W. Whitt, Valley View, TX (US);

GeDon G. Berryman, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Daniel H. Lains, Coppell, TX (US);

Brian L. Ochranek, Southlake, TX (US);

Gregory A. Blackwell, Dallas, TX (US);

Robert P. Luoma, II, Colleyville, TX (US);

Jack F. Ramsey, Highland Village, TX (US);

Assignee:

Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system for removing liquid waste from an automated diagnostic instrument. The system comprises The liquid waste from the automated diagnostic instrument is moved by a pressure differential created by the vacuum pump and the peristaltic pump having spring-loaded rollers.


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