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7264111 Magnetic specimen-transport system for automated clinical instrument  
A magnetic specimen-transport system for transporting racks of specimen-containers to or within an automated clinical instrument for analysis and/or processing. The magnetic specimen-transport...
7262022 Ultrasound-mediated high-speed biological reaction and tissue processing  
Methods of fixing and processing tissue and samples on a membrane by using ultrasound radiation as a part of the method are presented. Ultrasound of a frequency in the range of 0.1-50 MHz is used...
7261800 Automatic in situ electrophoresis method and apparatus  
A method of in situ electrophoresis of biological samples has the steps of preparing a sample plate and a gel plate, applying reagent onto the gel plate, moving an applicator to the sample plate so...
7235215 Capillary filler  
A capillary filling system automatically plucks capillaries from a capillary roll, and transports them to a filling station where the capillaries are filled with compounds. The filled capillaries...
7220589 Slide acqueous volume controlling apparatus  
Apparatus and methods for controlling the fluid on a slide are provided. Fluid reduction is accomplished by directing stream(s) of fluid at an edge of the slide, the streams of fluid being at an...
7217391 Rotary incubation station for immunoassay systems  
A rotary incubation station for an automated analyzer is provided. The rotary incubation station includes a platform, a circular ring-shaped outside rotary wheel having a plurality of nesting...
7217394 Apparatus for handling biopsy specimens, and method for using it  
An apparatus for handling biopsy specimens comprises a transfer part, a slide displaceable in a groove of said transfer part, preparation plates for the reception of biopsy specimens, and a shifter...
7198752 Drive system for an apparatus for staining specimens  
For automatic transportation and lifting and lowering of specimens in an automatic stainer, a drive system comprises a motor ( 16 ) and a side wall assembly ( 40 ), the motor ( 16 ) being coupled...
7195737 Specimen centrifuge system  
A specimen centrifuge system includes a centrifuge unit including a plurality of specimen centrifuges which are stacked in a plurality of layers in a vertical direction, a rack conveyor which is...
7186378 Liquid sampling probe and cleaning fluidics system  
A sampling aliquotter for aspirating aliquot portions of sample fluid from a closed container and for dispensing aliquot portions into a vessel using horizontal and vertical drives to drive a probe...
7182911 Chemical analysis system  
A chemical analysis system includes a spotting mechanism for spotting a sample liquid onto a first chemical analysis element for measuring the concentration of a specific component contained in the...
7182912 Fluid handling apparatus for an automated analyzer  
An analyzer for performing automated assay testing. The analyzer includes a storage and conveyor system for conveying cuvettes to an incubation or processing conveyor, a storage and selection...
7182916 Method and the device for micro-particle array fabrication  
There are provided a novel method and technology for arraying micro-particles. Micro-particle trapping capillaries each having an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of probe-immobilized...
7169355 Apparatus and method for ejecting sample well trays  
The invention includes a heating apparatus for biological samples. The heating apparatus of the present invention includes a cover, a sample block having a plurality of openings in a top portion...
7169357 Automatic chemical analyzer  
According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic chemical analyzer which is capable of conducting investigation of the influence of contamination regardless of the knowledge or...
7160512 Method for manufacturing biochips  
A biochip manufacturing method can densely align spots of a plurality of samples in predetermined locations on a substrate using a discharge head equipped with one or more discharge modules...
7160513 Batch reactor with injection system  
An apparatus and method for injection of one or more chemical components into a reaction chamber are disclosed. The apparatus includes a reaction chamber for receiving one or more libraries in a...
7153474 System for staining and coverslipping specimen slides  
A system ( 100 ) for staining and coverslipping specimen slides comprises a first part (the stainer ( 1 )) and a second part (the coverslipper ( 20 )). A transport device ( 5 ), with which racks (...
7142987 Apparatus, system, and method of archival and retrieval of samples  
A sample archive method and system implement a plurality of sample carriers configured to support a plurality of sample nodes in a predetermined spatial relationship, sample storage devices for...
7141213 Automated sample processing system  
A system for a clinical lab that is capable of automatically processing, including sorting, of multiple specimen containers. The system comprises a central controller, a workstation, one or more...
7135146 Universal non-contact dispense peripheral apparatus and method for a primary liquid handling device  
A removable secondary liquid dispensing module for use with an existing, automated liquid handling system that defines a work area having a plurality of discrete work stations. Each of the work...
7132293 Method and apparatus for processing samples  
Disclosed is apparatus for treating samples, and a method of using the apparatus. The apparatus includes processing apparatus (a) for treating the samples (e.g., plasma etching apparatus), (b) for...
7118916 Method of reducing analysis time of endpoint-type reaction profiles  
Methods, devices and kits for facilitating medical diagnostic assays and reducing the time required for taking of such assays. The methods comprise initiating a reaction, obtaining at least three...
7118918 Automated biological reaction method  
An automated immunostaining apparatus having a reagent application zone and a reagent supply zone. The apparatus has a carousel slide support supporting a plurality of slide supports thereon, and...
7115386 Device and method for carrying out immunological marking techniques for thin-sectioned tissue  
The invention relates to a device and a method for carrying out in an optimized and automated manner immunological marking techniques for thin-sectioned tissue ( 2 b ). A support plate ( 1 ) which...
7112303 Specimen centrifuge apparatus  
A specimen centrifuge apparatus includes a specimen container carry-in system and a specimen container carry-out system. The specimen container carry-in system has a specimen container carry-in...
7101715 Increasing throughput of an automatic clinical analyzer system by partitioning assays according to frequency of requested performance  
A dual analyzer system comprising at least two analyzers where samples to be tested are partitioned into three groups in accord with the frequency the test assays are requested. One analyzer...
7097981 Reaction wells, assembly thereof, immunoassay apparatus and method using such well assemblies  
The present invention relates mainly to reaction vessels, to sets of such vessels for automatic immunological assay apparatuses, to automatic immunological assay apparatuses making use of such sets...
7097808 Automatic analyzer  
An automatic analyzer analyzes a measurement item by making a sample and reagent react with each other and measuring the reaction result. This apparatus allows parameters associated with reagent...
7067323 System and method for automated headspace analysis  
A system and method for nondestructive automated headspace analysis. The system includes a container conveyor that conveys a plurality of generally optically transparent sealed test containers...
7059480 Continuous blood filtration apparatus  
This invention provides a continuous blood filtration apparatus capable of filtering a plurality of blood samples continuous by using blood filter units to prepare plasma or serum samples in a...
7048893 Mask for depositing and distributing reagents on an analytical support  
The invention concerns a mask for distributing reagents on an analytical support, such as an electrophoresis gel, the mask having a body with parallel upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of lanes...
7037470 System and method for biochemical assay  
A system for making a biochemical assay of each of plurality of provided specimens, comprising: a plurality of receptacles, a sensor for providing a resistance, a mechanism and a controller.
7011792 Analyzer system having sample rack transfer line  
A plurality of analyzer units for serum, a plurality of analyzer units for blood plasma and a plurality of analyzer units for urine are arranged along a main transfer line for transferring a sample...
6998094 Apparatus for and methods of handling biological sample containers  
Apparatus for handling biological sample containers comprises a conveyor assembly for conveying containers and a lid handling assembly operable to remove lids from and replace lids onto containers...
6984527 Automated quality control protocols in a multi-analyzer system  
A method for automatically operating a sample handling system and associated analyzers to conduct assays on a number of patient samples by comparing the assays to be conducted with a set of assay...
6982063 Automated pipetting system  
A highly automated, high volume multichannel pipetting system which transfers liquid from mother plates to daughter plates, or from a fill station to daughter plates. The mother plates are stacked...
6958130 Automated apparatus for immunological assay  
An automated immunological assay apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame carrying device for supporting samples to be analyzed, a device for supporting reagents, and a device for...
6943030 Multi-compartment reagent container having means to inhibit re-use thereof  
A method for automatically determining whether a reagent container is new and unused or whether the reagent container has been previously used whenever reagent containers are initially placed onto...
6936474 Method and apparatus for manufacturing biochip  
A method and apparatus for manufacturing biochips. The apparatus includes a conveying device and a series of dispensers positioned at a series of dispensing positions above the conveying device. At...
6924152 Handling method of body fluid sample and analysis apparatus using the same  
Sample sampling to an analysis apparatus 200 or 820 for analyzing a biochemical analysis item is performed by a pipetting device 202 or 840 which uses a repetitively used pipette nozzle,...
6919044 Sample loading and handling interface to multiple chemistry analyzers  
A front-end system accepts samples and selectively provides aliquots of those samples to selected clinical chemistry analyzers coupled to the front-end system. The front-end system is coupled to an...
6916447 Apparatus and method for transferring small volumes of substances  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing small volumes of selected substances, such as biological reagents or samples, onto substrates. According to one general...
6911182 Device for placement of effluent  
A device for placement of effluent comprises a substrate positioner, a deposition conduit, and a conduit positioner. The substrate positioner supports and positions a substrate on which effluent...
6899848 Automated sample treatment system: apparatus and method  
A sample treatment system for automated extraction of compounds is disclosed. The system includes a housing defining an enclosure including a top cover having open ended chambers to receive sample...
6890485 High throughput chemical handling system  
A high throughput chemical handling system includes a chemical storage module, a transport module, and one or more liquid handling modules. The transport module may implement parallel chemical...
6881579 Sample processing apparatus and methods  
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for processing samples on the surface of supports that are contained in support housings. Biopolymer features are attached to the surfaces of the supports. An...
6881380 Cup handling subsystem for an automated clinical chemistry analyzer system  
The present invention relates to a cup handling subsystem for an automated clinical chemistry analyzer system which includes a nestable sample cup for holding sample mixtures, a cup dispenser...
6878341 Apparatus for the precise location of reaction plates  
Generally, the present invention provides a device and method for accurately locating a multi-well plate at a plate-support location, e.g., a work surface, of an automated laboratory machine, such...
6875604 Thermal cycling device with mechanism for ejecting sample well trays  
A thermal cycling device for biological samples. The thermal cycling device may include a sample block, an annular plate, and a plurality of spring devices interposed between the sample block and...