Automated storage modules for diagnostic analyzer liquids and related systems and methods
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-035/02
B65G-001/06
G01N-035/00
G01N-035/10
G01N-035/04
B01L-009/06
출원번호
US-0042968
(2016-02-12)
등록번호
US-9835640
(2017-12-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Raicu, Razvan
Luoma, II, Robert P.
출원인 / 주소
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
대리인 / 주소
Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
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초록▼
Example automated storage modules for analyzer liquids are described herein. An example apparatus includes a refrigerated storage module having a plurality of shelves (to store a plurality of carriers) and a loading bay having an array of slots to receive one or more of the carriers. The loading bay
Example automated storage modules for analyzer liquids are described herein. An example apparatus includes a refrigerated storage module having a plurality of shelves (to store a plurality of carriers) and a loading bay having an array of slots to receive one or more of the carriers. The loading bay is accessible by a user for manual loading or unloading of the carriers. The example apparatus includes a first carrier transporter coupled to the storage module to transfer the carriers between the shelves and a first transfer location and a second carrier transporter movable along a track connecting the storage module to an automated diagnostic analyzer. The second carrier transporter is to transfer a first carrier between the first transfer location and a slot in the loading bay and a second carrier between the first transfer location and a second transfer location accessible by the automated diagnostic analyzer.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus comprising: a refrigerated storage module having a plurality of shelves to store a plurality of carriers having one or more containers of fluid for use in a diagnostic analysis;a loading bay disposed along a side of the storage module, the loading bay having an array of slots to rece
1. An apparatus comprising: a refrigerated storage module having a plurality of shelves to store a plurality of carriers having one or more containers of fluid for use in a diagnostic analysis;a loading bay disposed along a side of the storage module, the loading bay having an array of slots to receive one or more of the carriers, the loading bay accessible by a user for manual loading or unloading of one or more of the carriers;a first carrier transporter coupled to the storage module, the first carrier transporter to transfer one or more of the carriers between one or more of the shelves and a first transfer location;a first track disposed along the side of the storage module between the storage module and the loading bay;a second carrier transporter movable along the first track;a diagnostic analyzer disposed adjacent the storage module;a second track disposed along the diagnostic analyzer, the second track aligned with and coupled to the first track;a third carrier transporter movable along the second track; anda controller executing instructions to: control the second carrier transporter to transfer a first carrier between the first transfer location and a slot in the loading bay;control the second carrier transporter to transfer a second carrier between the first transfer location and a second transfer location; andcontrol the third carrier transporter to transfer the second carrier between the second transfer location and a position to be used in the diagnostic analyzer. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the shelves include vertically stacked carousels. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the storage module includes a storage housing in which the carousels are disposed, and wherein the storage housing includes a vertical opening along a side of the storage housing to provide access to the carousels. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the carousels are rotatable about a vertical axis. 5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein each of the carousels include a plurality of slots arranged annularly around the respective carousel. 6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first carrier transporter is disposed outside of the storage housing, and the first carrier transporter includes a hand extendable through the vertical opening to access the carriers on the carousels. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second carrier transporter is to insert the first carrier into a rear side of the slot in the loading bay. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first carrier is accessible through a front side of the slot in the loading bay. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the slots of the loading bay are vertical slots arranged in a horizontal array. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second transfer location is one of the slots of the loading bay. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage module is to store carriers having reagents, calibrators, controls and samples for use in the diagnostic analyzer. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the carriers containing the reagents, calibrators, controls and samples have substantially the same footprint. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first carrier transporter is movable along a first axis and the second carrier transporter is movable along a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis. 14. A method comprising: storing a plurality of carriers on a plurality of shelves in a storage module, the carriers having one or more containers of fluid for use in a diagnostic analysis;transporting a first carrier, via a first carrier transporter, from a first shelf of the plurality of shelves to a first transfer location;transporting the first carrier, via a second carrier transporter, from the first transfer location to a slot in a loading bay disposed along a first side of the storage module, the second carrier transporter movable along a first track disposed along the first side of the storage module between the storage module and the loading bay, the loading bay having an array of slots to receive one or more of the carriers, the loading bay accessible by a user for manual loading or unloading of one or more of the carriers;transporting a second carrier, via the first carrier transporter, from the first shelf to the first transfer location;transporting the second carrier, via the second carrier transporter, from the first transfer location to a second transfer location disposed between the storage module and an automated diagnostic analyzer, the diagnostic analyzer disposed adjacent the storage module, a first side of the diagnostic analyzer facing a same direction as the first side of the storage module; andtransporting the second carrier, via a third carrier transporter, from the second transfer location to a position to be used in the diagnostic analyzer, the third carrier transporter movable along a second track disposed along the first side of the diagnostic analyzer. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the shelves include vertically stacked carousels, the first shelf being a first carousel. 16. The method of claim 15 further including rotating the first carousel about a vertical axis to transfer the first carrier to a first location where the first carrier transporter is to retrieve the first carrier. 17. The method of claim 16 further including rotating the first carousel about the vertical axis to transfer the second carrier to the first location where the first carrier transporter is to retrieve the second carrier. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein the storage module includes a storage housing in which the shelves are disposed, and wherein transporting the first carrier from the first shelf to the first transfer location includes moving the first carrier transporter vertically along a side of the storage housing. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein transporting the first carrier from the first shelf to the first transfer location includes retrieving, via the first carrier transporter, the first carrier from the first shelf by extending a hand of the first carrier transporter through a vertical opening in the storage housing to engage the first carrier on the first shelf.
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