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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2012
Eppendorf Ag, Hamburg, DE;
Burkhardt Reichmuth, Hamburg, DE;
Herbert Belgardt, Hamburg, DE;
Stefen Hofmann, Hamburg, DE;
Mike Queck, Hamburg, DE;
Eppendorf AG, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a fluid transfer apparatus, in particular pipetting apparatus, for transferring at least one fluid laboratory sample, in particular a biochemical or medical laboratory sample, comprising a base body, which has a connecting section serving for connecting a container to the base body for the intake of the at least one fluid sample into the container, a movement device, which can bring about the intake and/or delivery of at least one fluid laboratory sample into the container, an electrical control device, which controls at least one function of the fluid transfer apparatus, a sensor device, which comprises at least one acceleration sensor which is signal-connected to the control device and by means of which at least one acceleration value can be measured during the movement of the fluid transfer apparatus, wherein the control device is designed such that it uses the at least one acceleration value during the control of the at least one function. The invention furthermore relates to a method for using at least one acceleration value in a fluid transfer apparatus.