JP2019522208A - Ivdオートメーションシステムのための磁気シールド - Google Patents
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本出願は、2016年7月21日に出願された米国仮特許出願第62/365,256号の利益を主張し、その出願は引用することによりその全体が本明細書の一部をなす。
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- 体外診断(IVD)設定で使用するためのオートメーションシステムであって、
少なくとも2つの側壁及び該側壁の間に延在する水平表面によって画定されるオートメーショントラックを備え、
前記少なくとも2つの側壁は、内側表面及び外側表面を画定し、磁気シールド材料は、前記内側表面、前記外側表面の一方又は両方に設けられるか、又は、前記側壁自体内に一体化され、
前記水平表面は磁気シールドがない、オートメーションシステム。 - 前記磁気シールドは、前記側壁の前記内側表面又は前記外側表面の少なくとも一方に適用された80%ニッケル合金フォイルを含む、請求項1に記載のオートメーションシステム。
- 前記磁気シールドは、前記側壁の前記内側表面又は前記外側表面の少なくとも一方に適用された80%ニッケル合金コーティングを含む、請求項1に記載のオートメーションシステム。
- 磁気シールドによって分離されたベッセル保持エリア及び永久磁石を備える少なくとも1つのベッセルムーバーを更に備える、請求項1に記載のオートメーションシステム。
- 前記ベッセル保持エリアと前記永久磁石とを分離する前記磁気シールドは、前記ベッセル保持エリア内で磁界を低減するのに十分な厚さの80%ニッケル合金である、請求項4に記載のオートメーションシステム。
- 体外診断システムモジュールのためのカバーであって、
内側表面及び外側表面を画定する少なくとも1つの側壁と、
前記内側表面、前記外側表面の一方又は両方に設けられるか、又は、前記側壁自体内に一体化される磁気シールド材料と、
を備える、カバー。 - 前記磁気シールド材料はニッケル合金を含む、請求項6に記載のカバー。
- 磁気ベースベッセルムーバーシステムを有する体外診断システムであって、該システム及び/又はデバイス内の試薬又は化学成分及び該システムの外の有機体に対する電磁界露出の量を低減する磁気シールドを備える、体外診断システム。
- 前記磁気ベースベッセルムーバー内の磁気源又は電磁源と保護される対象物との間の1つ以上の表面上に又は該1つ以上の表面内に磁気シールドを備える、請求項8に記載の体外診断システム。
- 保護される前記対象物は、試薬ベッセル、サンプルベッセル、反応チャンバー、外部デバイス、又は有機体のうちの1つ以上である、請求項9に記載の体外診断システム。
- 保護される前記対象物は、それぞれが、該対象物を隔離する外周側壁を備える、サンプルローダー、試薬ローダー、サンプルプローブ、試薬プローブ、サンプル吸入器、又は試薬吸入器のうちの少なくとも1つであり、前記外周側壁は、該外周側壁の内側表面、外側表面の一方又は両方における、又は、該側壁自体内に一体化される磁気シールドを備える、請求項9に記載の体外診断システム。
- 磁気シールド材料を備える1つ以上のカバーを備える、請求項8に記載の体外診断システム。
- 前記1つ以上のカバーは、該1つ以上のカバーを透過する磁界の量を少なくとも制限するのに十分な磁気シールド材料を埋め込まれたプラスチックを備える、請求項12に記載の体外診断システム。
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