Automated diagnostic analyzers having rear accessible track systems and related methods
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- an analyzer to perform a diagnostic test, the analyzer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
a loading bay disposed on the first side of the analyzer to receive a first carrier;
a pipetting mechanism coupled to the analyzer adjacent the second side;
means for transporting the first carrier from a first location adjacent the loading bay to a second location adjacent the pipetting mechanism; and
means for transporting a second carrier to a third location adjacent and accessible by the pipetting mechanism, the means for transporting the second carrier to the third location located outside of the analyzer.
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Abstract
Example apparatus and methods related to automated diagnostic analyzers having rear accessible track systems. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes an analyzer to perform a diagnostic test, the analyzer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The example apparatus includes a loading bay disposed on the first side of the analyzer to receive a first carrier and a pipetting mechanism coupled to the analyzer adjacent the second side. The example apparatus also includes a first carrier shuttle to transport the first carrier from a first location adjacent the loading bay to a second location adjacent the pipetting mechanism and a track disposed adjacent the second side of the analyzer to transfer a second carrier to a third location adjacent the pipetting mechanism.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an analyzer to perform a diagnostic test, the analyzer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a loading bay disposed on the first side of the analyzer to receive a first carrier; a pipetting mechanism coupled to the analyzer adjacent the second side; means for transporting the first carrier from a first location adjacent the loading bay to a second location adjacent the pipetting mechanism; and means for transporting a second carrier to a third location adjacent and accessible by the pipetting mechanism, the means for transporting the second carrier to the third location located outside of the analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 17, 18, 19)
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5. A diagnostic analyzer comprising:
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a loading bay disposed on a first side of the analyzer, the loading bay to receive a first carrier; a carrier shuttle to transport the first carrier from a first location adjacent the loading bay to a second location adjacent a second side of the analyzer opposite the first side of the analyzer; and a pipetting mechanism adjacent the second side, the pipetting mechanism movable along a path between (1) a first point to access the first carrier at the second location and (2) a second point in which the pipetting mechanism extends beyond the second side of the analyzer to access a second carrier adjacent the second side. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20)
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