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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2016
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Kevin Bailey, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Christopher Embres, Bel Air, MD (US);
Donald Gorelick, Nashua, NH (US);
Timothy R. Hansen, Spring Grove, PA (US);
Dwight Livingston, Fallston, MD (US);
Andre Scherz, Baltimore, MD (US);
Gerard Sevigny, Nashua, NH (US);
Mark Talmer, Pepperell, MA (US);
Tong Zhou, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Spencer Lovette, Mount Vernon, NH (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system for automatically processing a biological specimen is provided that includes an elevator comprising a plurality of shelves configured to receive a plurality of sample trays. The trays may comprise a plurality of sample containers containing a sample and having a plurality of respective caps engaged therewith. The trays may further include a plurality of centrifuge tube racks each containing a plurality of centrifuge tubes. The system may include a first transport mechanism, a second transport mechanism and a third transport mechanism. The system may include a chain-of-custody device configured to read identifiers on each of the containers. The system may also include a pipetting device configured to remove a portion from the sample containers and dispense the sample into the centrifuge tubes.