EP0723667A4 - System for transporting, classifying and sorting blood specimens - Google Patents

System for transporting, classifying and sorting blood specimens

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Publication number
EP0723667A4
EP0723667A4 EP93917268A EP93917268A EP0723667A4 EP 0723667 A4 EP0723667 A4 EP 0723667A4 EP 93917268 A EP93917268 A EP 93917268A EP 93917268 A EP93917268 A EP 93917268A EP 0723667 A4 EP0723667 A4 EP 0723667A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
classifying
transporting
blood specimens
sorting blood
sorting
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP93917268A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0723667A1 (en
Inventor
George E Nelms
Charles Eumurian
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Automed Corp
Original Assignee
AutoMed Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by AutoMed Inc filed Critical AutoMed Inc
Publication of EP0723667A1 publication Critical patent/EP0723667A1/en
Publication of EP0723667A4 publication Critical patent/EP0723667A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/02—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
    • G01N35/021—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations having a flexible chain, e.g. "cartridge belt", conveyor for reaction cells or cuvettes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/00584—Control arrangements for automatic analysers
    • G01N35/00722—Communications; Identification
    • G01N35/00732—Identification of carriers, materials or components in automatic analysers
    • G01N2035/00742—Type of codes
    • G01N2035/00752—Type of codes bar codes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N35/00—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor
    • G01N35/02—Automatic analysis not limited to methods or materials provided for in any single one of groups G01N1/00 - G01N33/00; Handling materials therefor using a plurality of sample containers moved by a conveyor system past one or more treatment or analysis stations
    • G01N35/04—Details of the conveyor system
    • G01N2035/0401—Sample carriers, cuvettes or reaction vessels
    • G01N2035/0406—Individual bottles or tubes

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
  • Automatic Analysis And Handling Materials Therefor (AREA)
EP93917268A 1993-07-19 1993-07-19 System for transporting, classifying and sorting blood specimens Withdrawn EP0723667A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1993/006758 WO1995003548A1 (en) 1993-07-19 1993-07-19 System for transporting, classifying and sorting blood specimens

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0723667A1 EP0723667A1 (en) 1996-07-31
EP0723667A4 true EP0723667A4 (en) 1996-09-25

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EP93917268A Withdrawn EP0723667A4 (en) 1993-07-19 1993-07-19 System for transporting, classifying and sorting blood specimens

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EP (1) EP0723667A4 (en)
AU (1) AU4683593A (en)
WO (1) WO1995003548A1 (en)

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US4798095A (en) * 1986-04-30 1989-01-17 Teruaki Itoh Apparatus for distributing liquid samples among test tubes and for dividing the test tubes into groups
EP0341587A2 (en) * 1988-05-11 1989-11-15 Dupont Canada Inc. Apparatus for collecting blood
WO1992019949A1 (en) * 1991-04-30 1992-11-12 Andronic Devices, Ltd. Improved apparatus and method for aliquotting blood serum or blood plasma

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2261516A1 (en) * 1974-02-15 1975-09-12 Mettler Instrumente Ag
US4798095A (en) * 1986-04-30 1989-01-17 Teruaki Itoh Apparatus for distributing liquid samples among test tubes and for dividing the test tubes into groups
EP0341587A2 (en) * 1988-05-11 1989-11-15 Dupont Canada Inc. Apparatus for collecting blood
WO1992019949A1 (en) * 1991-04-30 1992-11-12 Andronic Devices, Ltd. Improved apparatus and method for aliquotting blood serum or blood plasma

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO9503548A1 *

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WO1995003548A1 (en) 1995-02-02
AU4683593A (en) 1995-02-20
EP0723667A1 (en) 1996-07-31

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