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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Christian Riether, Muehltal, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/04 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0401 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0465 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0477 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transport device for a sample container is presented. The transport device has a chuck for holding the sample container. The chuck has at least one jaw, which is formed from electrically contractile material. A receiving area for receiving and holding a sample container can thus be enlarged or made smaller. A sample distribution system having such a transport device and a laboratory automation system is also presented.