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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Alexander Gelbman, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Alexander Gelbman, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
An automation system for use with in-vitro diagnostics that includes a track configured to provide one or more paths and a plurality of sleeves. Each sleeve is configured to hold one of a plurality of fluid containers. The system also includes a plurality of carriers configured to travel along the track. Each carrier is separable from each sleeve and configured to hold one of the plurality of sleeves. The system further includes a tray having a plurality of rows. Each row is configured to hold at least one of: (i) one or more of the plurality of sleeves; and (ii) one or more of the plurality of carriers. The tray is configured to at least one of: (i) unload the plurality of sleeves or the plurality of carriers from the tray; and (ii) load the plurality of sleeves or the plurality of carriers to the tray.