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EP 4065279 A1 20221005 - METHOD FOR DISPENSING A LIQUID SAMPLE BY MEANS OF A DISPENSING APPARATUS

Title (en)

METHOD FOR DISPENSING A LIQUID SAMPLE BY MEANS OF A DISPENSING APPARATUS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM DISPENSIEREN EINER FLÜSSIGEN PROBE MITTELS EINER DISPENSIEREINRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE DISTRIBUTION D'UN ÉCHANTILLON LIQUIDE ET DISPOSITIF DISTRIBUTEUR

Publication

EP 4065279 A1 20221005 (DE)

Application

EP 20811399 A 20201127

Priority

  • LU 101494 A 20191127
  • EP 2020083662 W 20201127

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA3158702A1] The invention relates to a method for dispensing a liquid sample by means of a dispensing apparatus, in which method it is determined whether a particle condition is met, the determination comprising testing whether at least one target particle located in a liquid of the liquid sample is contained in a monitoring region of the dispensing apparatus, said monitoring region having a discharge region and a buffer region, said buffer region being a region from which the at least one target particle can move into the discharge region during a time delay between determining whether the particle condition is met and a dispensing process of the dispensing apparatus. The method is characterised in that the particle condition is determined to have been met if the at least one target particle is disposed in the buffer region and no target particle is disposed in the discharge region, and in that the liquid sample is dispensed onto a target particle carrier if the particle condition is met.

IPC 8 full level

B01L 3/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01L 3/0293 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 15/10 (2013.01 - US); G01N 35/1016 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2200/061 (2013.01 - EP); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01 - EP); B01L 2200/143 (2013.01 - EP); B01L 2300/0663 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 2015/1006 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021105380A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

LU 101494 B1 20210528; AU 2020392521 A1 20220630; CA 3158702 A1 20210603; EP 4065279 A1 20221005; US 2022413002 A1 20221229; WO 2021105380 A1 20210603

DOCDB simple family (application)

LU 101494 A 20191127; AU 2020392521 A 20201127; CA 3158702 A 20201127; EP 2020083662 W 20201127; EP 20811399 A 20201127; US 202017780045 A 20201127