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7610941 Methods, rack and device for preparing samples for analysis  
In a solid phase extraction (SPE) device, once all the columns of the SPE plate are filled with liquid, the needles cooperate with engagement formations on a pusher element for pushing down the...
7608466 Process and device for producing reagent carriers  
The invention concerns a process for producing reagent carriers having a binding capability that are suitable for determining analytes in liquids, wherein the process comprises at least one step of...
7608456 Micro plate treating device and micro plate carrying method  
In a microplate processing apparatus that removes lid ( 11 ) of microplate ( 10 ) conveyed by microplate conveying mechanism ( 3 ), performs a dispensing process by dispensing head ( 8 ), and...
7603201 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples  
Systems and methods allowing for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus. In some embodiments, the actions of a...
7597848 Device for transporting and holding microtiter plates  
A transport system for transporting and handling microtiter plates, for use in high throughput screening, diagnosis and/or combinatorial chemistry, comprising modules with devices for preparing...
7597846 Apparatus for producing tissue arrays  
An apparatus for producing a tissue array, having at least one receiver block ( 1 ) and at least one donor block ( 2 ) that comprises tissue ( 3 ) to be investigated, is described. The donor block...
7595025 Apparatus for producing tissue arrays  
An apparatus for producing a tissue array is described. At least one receiver block ( 1 ), and at least one donor block ( 2 ) that comprises tissue ( 3 ) to be investigated, are provided, a first...
7595024 Apparatus for producing tissue arrays  
An apparatus for producing a tissue array, having at least one donor block ( 2 ) that comprises tissue ( 3 ) to be investigated, is described. A marked tissue section of the tissue ( 3 ) to be...
7587952 Automated sampling system  
A sample carrier having a top wall, a base, and a support wall joining the top wall and the base. The top wall includes aligned, spaced-apart openings on at least one side of the support wall which...
7585678 Method and apparatus for positioning a pipetting device  
A method for determining a reference position for a pipetting needle which is part of an automatic analytical apparatus that includes a rotatable conveyor, conveyor driving means, an automatic...
7585463 Apparatus and method for dispensing fluid, semi-solid and solid samples  
The invention relates generally to the field of automated collection and deposition of fluid, semi-solid, and solid samples of biological or chemical materials. More specifically, the invention...
7584019 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples  
Systems and methods allowing for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus. In some embodiments, the actions of a...
7579190 Method and apparatus for preparing cytological specimens  
An automated system for preparing a plurality of cytological specimens from a plurality of fluid samples in vials includes an apparatus for collecting a monolayer of cells from each sample and...
7578978 Carrier for holding test samples  
A carrier for holding up to N test sample devices as they are moved through a sample testing instrument. Each of the test sample devices are held in a receiving structure such as a slot in the...
7577498 Apparatus and methods for a robotic beverage server  
A robotic beverage server that includes a robot, a beverage dispenser in fluid communication with a plurality of beverages contained within respective beverage storage receptacles and operable to...
7569190 Micro-sample cup rack adapter  
A small sample cup rack adapter having a spring biased plunger moveably disposed within a generally cylindrical outer body, with the plunger adapted to support a small sample cup within the outer...
7569189 Opening and closing a container  
An apparatus for opening and closing a container having a slidable shutter closure moving past the apparatus includes: a rotatable shaft having an axis perpendicular to the direction of travel of...
7560072 Blood analyzer with specimen container holder  
A blood analyzer that can check whether a cap is in place or not and can set a mixing mode at the same time when the specimen container is inserted. A specimen container holder holds a specimen...
7560071 Instrument docking station for an automated testing system  
An automated testing system includes one or more laboratory devices that operate together to perform an assay. The testing system is designed such that a laboratory device may be seamlessly...
7556770 Transport system for test sample carrier  
A transport system is provided for a sample testing machine. The transport system includes a carrier holding a set of test sample devices and a drive subsystem for moving the carrier through the...
7547417 Storage container for analytical devices  
A storage container for holding analytical devices, the storage container being made of a rigid material and containing separate chambers in each of which at most one analytical device can be...
7547414 Automatic analyzer  
For installing reagent bottles in a reagent disk, the operator needs to install them while confirming the orientation of each reagent bottle. However, the operator will groan under a psychological...
7541001 Automatic pipetting and analyzing device  
An automatic pipetting and analyzing device for the preparation and analysis of samples in the wells of a microtitration plate has a work platform on which positioning areas for auxiliary devices...
7529598 Positioning device and method  
A plate and method for positioning functional elements in a system for working with fluid-containing samples includes a horizontal work field having a lengthwise dimension and a perpendicularly...
7527764 Automatic system for conserving samples at a controlled temperature  
An automatic system ( 100 ) for conserving samples at a controlled temperature comprising at least one controlled-temperature thermo-insulated conservation chamber ( 1 ) with temperature control...
7514270 Immunoassay probe  
An analytical instrument for the immobilization of antigens to be detected in an immunoassay using mangetizable beads. The instrument includes a probe containing magnetizable particles and a...
7513127 Ultra-low temperature storage system  
A system 10 for storing and processing a plurality of biological or chemical samples at ultra-low temperatures is provided. The system 10 comprises a plurality of ultra-low temperature storage...
7510687 Simultaneous detection of different antibodies and antigens in clinical alimentary and environmental samples  
Method and device to simultaneously detect different antibodies and antigens via immunoenzimatic tests and ELISA (Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay) constituted by small absorbent cylinders, on...
7510683 Sample-conveying system having mobile unit  
A sample-conveying system has first and second conveying paths which are separated from each other. A first transition base is located at a conveyance terminal end portion of the conveying path. A...
7508583 Configurable cytological imaging system  
A configurable slide imaging system includes a plurality of slide cassettes, each cassette configured for accessibly storing a plurality of specimen slides, a plurality of imagers, each operatively...
7507375 Device for measuring compounds in body liquids  
The present invention relates to device for quantitative and/or qualitative determination of the presence/absence of a substance in a body liquid comprising a rotatably arranged magazine containing...
7504067 Automatic tube-type specimen container supply apparatus  
An automatic tube-type specimen container supply apparatus includes a container storing box a bottom of which has a tapered surface having a container collecting position in a lowest part thereof...
7501094 Preparation and characterization of formulations in a high throughput mode  
The invention is an automated robotic system for the production and testing of formulations at a very high throughput. It is an integrated system of hardware and software capable of preparing and...
7494823 Mobile intra-operative microscopic diagnosis laboratory  
A mobile intra-operative microscopic diagnosis laboratory capable of analyzing fresh tissue specimens and providing intra-operative consultation within 20 minutes is described. The mobile...
7491364 Method and system for transporting and storing multiple reagent packs and reagent packs used therein  
A new method and system for transporting and sorting multiple reagent packs used in conjunction with an immunodiagnostic instrument is provided. The new system includes a multiplicity of reagent...
7485465 Micro plate treating device and micro plate carrying method  
In a microplate processing apparatus that removes lid ( 11 ) of microplate ( 10 ) conveyed by microplate conveying mechanism ( 3 ) to perform a dispensing process by dispensing head ( 8 ), and that...
7485464 Method and apparatus for sample preparation in an automated discrete fluid sample analyzer  
An automated discrete fluid sample analyzer includes a sample preparation module. The sample preparation module includes a well configured to receive a sample deposited by a pipettor and a sample...
7481978 Apparatus for aspirating liquids from sealed containers  
Apparatus for aspirating liquid from a container, e.g., a test tube, having a puncturable stopper includes a pair of stepper motors that share a common linear actuator or drive member. One motor...
7476362 In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method  
An automated in situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining method and apparatus for treating a plurality of microscope slides. The process of heat induced antigen recovery and the process of...
7470401 Simplified tissue processing  
Improved systems and methods for tissue processing are described here. The chemical process and the construction of the apparatus are simplified by using only two different solutions in two...
7468161 Automated high volume slide processing system  
An automated system is provided for performing slide processing operations on slides bearing biological samples. In one embodiment, the disclosed system includes a slide tray holding a plurality of...
7458483 Assay testing diagnostic analyzer  
A diagnostic system with a handling system that has a loading bay to receive and hold a plurality of carriers. An identification device is configured to identify an identifying feature of the...
7455814 Metered dispenser and aspirator device  
An automated metered fluid dispensing and aspirating apparatus comprising a combination delivery/removal fluid head with upper shuttle and lower reservoir assemblies is disclosed. A covered,...
7449147 Apparatus for collecting imprinted cassettes and/or imprinted specimen slides for histological or cytological preparations  
An apparatus for collecting imprinted cassettes and/or specimen slides for histological or cytological preparations comprises a motor-driven lifting platform ( 1 ) having panels ( 2 ) arranged one...
7445755 Method and apparatus for manufacturing beads array chip  
Provided is a convenient process of manufacturing a two-dimensional bead array on a chip by disposing a plurality of beads immobilized with a biomolecular probe in a bead array container in a...
7438857 Liquid handling tool having porous plunger  
A robotically manipulable sample handling tool, such as a colony picking head or robotic pipetting tool, includes needles arranged on the tool. Actuators are associated with each needle to control...
7435383 Automated tissue staining system and reagent container  
An automated staining system and a reagent container designed for use with the automated staining apparatus. The reagent container includes a reagent containment section capable of containing a...
7431890 Fluid system coupler  
A tissue processing system includes a tissue processor for processing tissue using reagent fluids, a fluid container and a coupler providing bi-direction fluid communication between the tissue...
7431883 Clinical analysis system  
A system for analyzing samples having a portable analysis unit and a base unit. The portable analysis unit has a sample inlet, an analyzer, a reagent supply reservoir, a collection reservoir for...
7427510 System for processing samples in a multichamber arrangement  
System for processing samples, in particular samples containing nucleic acids comprising a multichamber arrangement the chambers of which are used to receive liquids and it also concerns a...