APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING TUBES, IN PARTICULAR AN AUTOMATIC BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS
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Abstract
Apparatus (1) includes a device (20) for moving at least one compartment (2) in the apparatus, the compartment forming a support for tubes (3), which apparatus further includes elements (50) for taking a specimen of a product contained in the tubes, the movement device (20) including elements (21) for guiding the compartment during movement of the compartment and further including stirring members (27) for the guiding elements, the movement device being mounted on a chassis (4) of the apparatus.
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57 Claims
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1-29. -29. (canceled)
- 30. Apparatus (1) comprising a device for moving (20) at least one rack (2) forming a support for tubes (3), said apparatus (1) further comprising means (50) for taking a specimen of a product contained in said tubes, said movement device (20) comprising means for guiding (21) the rack during a movement of said rack about an axis of movement (X20) and means for agitating (27) said guidance means, characterized in that the means for guiding (21) are adapted to engage with the rack (2) whatever is the position of the rack about the axis of movement X20.
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44. Apparatus according to claim 44, characterized in that the storage element is designed to allow the movement by gravity of each rack in the storage element.
- 50. Apparatus according to claim 50, characterized in that the unloading device comprises a receptacle (31) for unloaded racks.
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56. Method for handing a tube in an apparatus, said method comprising:
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the arrangement of the tube in a rack provided to serve as a support of said tube; the movement of said rack about an axis of movement (X20); the use of guidance means for guiding and holding the tube in the apparatus;
the means for guiding means being adapted to engage with the rack, in order to hold the later in the apparatus whatever is the position of the rack about the axis of movement (X20) and,rocking the guidance means. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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