Multi-well container positioning devices, systems, computer program products, and methods
First Claim
1. A multi-well container positioning device, comprising at least one support structure having at least one multi-well container station that comprises:
- at least one vacuum plate that is structured to support at least one multi-well container, wherein at least one orifice is disposed through the vacuum plate, which orifice is configured to substantially align with a region of a bottom surface of the multi-well container that is disposed between at least two adjacent wells of the multi-well container when the multi-well container is positioned on the vacuum plate in a selected position; and
, at least one chamber that communicates with the orifice such that when negative pressure is applied in the chamber and the multi-well container is positioned on the vacuum plate in the selected position, the applied negative pressure retains the multi-well container in the selected position on the vacuum plate.
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Abstract
The present invention provides multi-well container positioning devices and systems. In certain embodiments, these devices and systems are structured to compensate for structural defects or irregularities of multi-well containers so that the containers are accurately positioned for further processing. In some embodiments, multi-well container positioning devices and systems include multiple chambers that can be used to retain multi-well containers in selected positions on the positioning devices in a desired sequence. In addition, related computer program products and methods are also provided.
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37 Claims
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1. A multi-well container positioning device, comprising at least one support structure having at least one multi-well container station that comprises:
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at least one vacuum plate that is structured to support at least one multi-well container, wherein at least one orifice is disposed through the vacuum plate, which orifice is configured to substantially align with a region of a bottom surface of the multi-well container that is disposed between at least two adjacent wells of the multi-well container when the multi-well container is positioned on the vacuum plate in a selected position; and
,at least one chamber that communicates with the orifice such that when negative pressure is applied in the chamber and the multi-well container is positioned on the vacuum plate in the selected position, the applied negative pressure retains the multi-well container in the selected position on the vacuum plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37-112. -112. (canceled)
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