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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 02, 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 35/04 (2006.01); B66C 19/00 (2006.01); B65G 54/02 (2006.01); B65G 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 35/04 (2013.01); B65G 37/00 (2013.01); B65G 54/02 (2013.01); B66C 19/005 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0406 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0477 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0494 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laboratory sample distribution system having a recovery device and a laboratory automation system having such a laboratory sample distribution system are presented. The recovery device is adapted to manipulate items such as sample container carriers or sample containers on a transport plane of the laboratory sample distribution system in the case of an error condition.