Reagent and sample handling device for automatic testing system
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-035/00
G01N-035/02
G01N-035/04
출원번호
US-0612791
(2009-11-05)
등록번호
US-9057714
(2015-06-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Gomm, Cordell Kay
Luoma, II, Robert Paul
Arnquist, David Charles
Johnson, Ryan Patrick
출원인 / 주소
Abbott Laboratories
대리인 / 주소
Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
8인용 특허 :
132
초록▼
A handling device for samples and reagents to be used in testing in a system. Carriers of samples and reagents are loaded on a platform which detects the presence of, and proper loading of, such carriers. The carriers are moved from the platform by a transporter to a bar code reader for identificati
A handling device for samples and reagents to be used in testing in a system. Carriers of samples and reagents are loaded on a platform which detects the presence of, and proper loading of, such carriers. The carriers are moved from the platform by a transporter to a bar code reader for identification. A reagent container is rotated during reading to facilitate identification. The transporter further moves identified reagent carriers to a carousel on which the carriers automatically secured for storage awaiting use in testing. The carousel rotates, and selected reagent containers rotate on the rotating carousel, during storage.
대표청구항▼
1. A system comprising: a loading platform;a carrier couplable to the loading platform, the carrier comprising: a base;a first bottle seat rotatably coupled to the base to secure a first container to the base;a pivot shaft extending through the base and coupled to the first bottle seat;a first drive
1. A system comprising: a loading platform;a carrier couplable to the loading platform, the carrier comprising: a base;a first bottle seat rotatably coupled to the base to secure a first container to the base;a pivot shaft extending through the base and coupled to the first bottle seat;a first drive member coupled to the pivot shaft beneath the base to rotate the first bottle seat; anda second bottle seat fixedly coupled to the base to secure a second container to the base;a reader to read first identification indicia associated with the first container and second identification indicia associated with the second container;a transporter to transport the carrier;a second drive member positioned adjacent the reader; anda controller to: control the transporter to transport the carrier to a first position adjacent the reader to engage the first drive member with the second drive member; andcontrol the second drive member to rotate the first drive member when the first drive member is engaged with the second drive member to rotate the first container seated on the first bottle seat, while the second container is not rotated, to position the first identification indicia on the first container to be read by the reader. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first drive member is a gear. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first container or the second container is to hold a reagent. 4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a storage carousel to store a plurality of containers, wherein the transporter is to move the carrier between the loading platform and the carousel. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the storage carousel is rotatably drivable about an axis, and the carousel comprises a plurality of storage locations generally radially oriented relative to the axis. 6. The system of claim 5 further comprising a ring gear substantially centered on the axis to engage the first drive member of the carrier, whereby rotation of the carousel about the axis rotates the first bottle seat about the pivot shaft to agitate contents of the first container. 7. The system of claim 4, wherein the carousel comprises a connector at each of a plurality of storage locations to couple a plurality of carriers to the carousel. 8. The system of claim 7 further comprising a release control to release at least one of the connectors to move at least one of the carriers from the carousel. 9. The system of claim 7, wherein at least one of the connectors includes at least one pocket to receive a tab on the carrier to secure the carrier to the storage location. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the connector is biased in a first direction to guide the tab to the pocket. 11. The system of claim 10 further comprising a release control to move the connector in a second direction opposite the first direction to free the tab from the pocket. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the release control comprises a lever to be actuated by the transporter to move the connector in the second direction. 13. The system of claim 10 further comprising a spring to bias the connector in the first direction. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the first container has a first height, and the second container has a second height, the second height being greater than the first height. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein the carrier further comprises a detection element and the system comprises a detector to detect the detection element when the carrier is in proximity to the detector, and the transporter is enabled to load a second carrier when the detection element is not detected. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the detection element is a magnet. 17. The system of claim 15, wherein the base includes an upwardly extending wall and the detection element is coupled to the wall. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the wall includes an extension to accommodate a human finger. 19. The system of claim 1, wherein the platform comprises a position indicator to identify a position of the carrier relative to the platform. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the position indicator is pivotally coupled to the platform. 21. The system of claim 1, wherein the first identification indicia is oriented horizontally around at least a portion of an outer surface of the first container and the second identification indicia is oriented vertically along at least a portion of an outer surface of the second container. 22. The system of claim 21, wherein the controller is to: control the transporter to transport the carrier to a second position, different than the first position, to present the second identification indicia on the second container to the reader to be read by the reader while the second container is not rotated. 23. A system comprising: a loading platform;a carrier couplable to the loading platform, the carrier comprising: a base;a first bottle seat rotatably coupled to the base to secure a first container to the base;a pivot shaft extending through the base and coupled to the first bottle seat;a first drive member coupled to the pivot shaft beneath the base to rotate the first bottle seat; anda second bottle seat fixedly coupled to the base to secure a second container to the base;a reader to read first identification indicia associated with the first container and second identification indicia associated with the second container;a transporter to transport the carrier;a second drive member positioned adjacent the reader; anda controller to: control the transporter to transport the carrier to (1) a first position where the second identification indicia on the second container is read by the reader, without rotating the second container, and (2) a second position where the first drive member is engaged with the second drive member; andcontrol the second drive member to rotate the first drive member when the carrier is in the second position to rotate the first container seated on the first bottle seat to position the first identification indicia on the first container to be read by the reader.
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