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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2009
Rolf Frey, Ebikon, CH;
Fritz Goedl, Holzhausern, CH;
Bruno Koch, Steinhausen, CH;
Joachim Lackner, Mettmenstetten, CH;
Beat Widmer, Steinhausen, CH;
Lydia Stettler, Cham, CH;
Rolf Frey, Ebikon, CH;
Fritz Goedl, Holzhausern, CH;
Bruno Koch, Steinhausen, CH;
Joachim Lackner, Mettmenstetten, CH;
Ueli Stettler, Cham, CH;
Beat Widmer, Steinhausen, CH;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A laboratory system for handling sample tube racks, an alignment element for sample tube racks and a rack tray receiver assembly are disclosed. The laboratory system to handle laboratory sample tube racks comprises a robotic arm () with a gripper () for gripping primary racks (PR), wherein the primary racks (PR) to be handled comprise a first end surface () and a second end surface (), the first end surface () having a first surface geometry and the second end surface () having a second surface geometry, and wherein the gripper () comprises a first gripping arm () and a second gripping arm (), with the first gripping arm () having a gripping surface being complementary to the first surface geometry, and the second gripping arm () having a gripping surface being complementary to the second surface geometry.