Global Patent Index - EP 1284823 A1

EP 1284823 A1 20030226 - AUTOMATED SPECIMEN PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH FLUID DETECTION

Title (en)

AUTOMATED SPECIMEN PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH FLUID DETECTION

Title (de)

AUTOMATISCHE PROBENVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT FLUIDDETEKTION

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF AUTOMATIQUE DE TRAITEMENT DE SPECIMEN PRESENTANT UNE CARACTERISTIQUE DE DETECTION DE LIQUIDE

Publication

EP 1284823 A1 20030226 (EN)

Application

EP 01922413 A 20010315

Priority

  • US 0108386 W 20010315
  • US 18981500 P 20000316

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0168259A1] An automated specimen processing apparatus (10) for dispensing a reagent onto a mounted specimen comprising a support framework (20), at least one reagent vial holder (120) movable arm (30), multifunction Z head (70). The device also includes a dispensing means that comprises at least one reagent tip head (90), first control means for positioning the tip head, means for withdrawing fluid from the vial, and a second control means to detect the fluid level in the reagent vial.

IPC 1-7

B01L 3/02; G01N 21/00; G01N 31/00; G01N 33/00; B32B 27/04; B32B 27/12; B32B 5/02

IPC 8 full level

G01N 1/31 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01N 1/312 (2013.01); G01N 2001/317 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0168259A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0168259 A1 20010920; EP 1284823 A1 20030226

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0108386 W 20010315; EP 01922413 A 20010315