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EP 0852724 A1 19980715 - MEANS AND METHOD FOR WASHING REACTION VESSELS

Title (en)

MEANS AND METHOD FOR WASHING REACTION VESSELS

Title (de)

MITTEL UND METHODE ZUM SPÜLEN VON REAKTIONSGEFÄSSEN

Title (fr)

MOYENS ET PROCEDES DE NETTOYAGE DE RECIPIENTS DE REACTION

Publication

EP 0852724 A1 19980715 (EN)

Application

EP 96935889 A 19960920

Priority

  • US 9615132 W 19960920
  • US 408195 P 19950921

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9711375A1] A method and apparatus for effectively and reproducibly washing vessels in automated chemical analyzers is provided. A vessel washing station (10) having a driver (25) for rotating a vessel (22) about its axis and a probe (40) adapted to dispense a wash fluid into the vessel (22). The probe (40) includes an elongated tube which may have a closed bottom end and one or more ports arranged to dispense fluid downwardly and generally radially outwardly from the probe (40) to impinge on the inner wall of the vessel (22) as it is rotated by the driver (25). The probe (40) may also be adapted to aspirate fluid from the vessel (22) at the end of the wash cycle to remove waste fluid therefrom.

IPC 1-7

G01N 35/10

IPC 8 full level

G01N 35/02 (2006.01); B01L 99/00 (2010.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01L 13/02 (2019.07 - EP US); G01N 35/1004 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 3/5082 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9711375 A1 19970327; EP 0852724 A1 19980715; EP 0852724 A4 19981125; JP 2001514732 A 20010911

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9615132 W 19960920; EP 96935889 A 19960920; JP 51292897 A 19960920