Global Patent Index - EP 0723667 A1

EP 0723667 A1 19960731 - SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING, CLASSIFYING AND SORTING BLOOD SPECIMENS

Title (en)

SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING, CLASSIFYING AND SORTING BLOOD SPECIMENS

Title (de)

SYSTEM ZUM TRANSPORTIEREN, KLASSIFIZIEREN UND SORTIEREN VON BLUTPROBEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE TRANSPORT, DE CLASSIFICATION ET DE TRI DE PRELEVEMENTS SANGUINS

Publication

EP 0723667 A1 19960731 (EN)

Application

EP 93917268 A 19930719

Priority

US 9306758 W 19930719

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9503548A1] A system (10) for transporting blood specimens for processing. The system includes mechanism for carrying each blood specimen to be processed and a plurality of modules (14, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) each of which performs a process upon the specimens as the specimens pass through the modules (14, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70). The modules (14, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) together, define a path (12) along which the specimens move through the system (10). A drive is provided to move specimen transport carriages from module to module. The system includes a sorter module (60) for segregating blood specimens of like characteristics based upon identifying indicia applied to specimen tubes carrying the blood specimens.

IPC 1-7

G01N 35/02; G01N 35/04; G01N 35/10

IPC 8 full level

G01N 35/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 35/021 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00752 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0406 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9503548 A1 19950202; AU 4683593 A 19950220; EP 0723667 A1 19960731; EP 0723667 A4 19960925

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9306758 W 19930719; AU 4683593 A 19930719; EP 93917268 A 19930719