Automated Reagent Manager of a Diagnostic Analyzer System
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Abstract
A reagent manager for a diagnostic analyzer system includes a reagent manager housing, a high-speed reagent bottle spinning device, a processor, and a memory. The reagent manager housing is for housing reagent bottles. The high-speed reagent bottle spinning device is disposed within the reagent manager housing for spinning at least one of the reagent bottles. The processor is in electronic communication with the high-speed reagent bottle spinning device. The memory is in electronic communication with the processor. The memory includes programming code for execution by the processor. The programming code is configured to spin the high-speed reagent bottle spinning device to spin the at least one reagent bottle to remove microparticles from a bottom surface of a septum of the at least one reagent bottle.
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76 Claims
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57. A reagent manager for a diagnostic analyzer system comprising:
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a reagent manager housing configured to house reagent bottles; a high-speed reagent bottle spinning device disposed within the reagent manager housing configured to spin at least one of the reagent bottles; a processor in electronic communication with the high-speed reagent bottle spinning device; and a memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein the memory comprises programming code configured to be executed by the processor, and the programming code is configured to spin the high-speed reagent bottle spinning device to spin the at least one reagent bottle to remove microparticles from a bottom surface of a septum of the at least one reagent bottle. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A reagent manager for a diagnostic analyzer system comprising:
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a reagent manager housing which is housing reagent bottles; a high-speed reagent bottle spinning device disposed within the reagent manager housing mated to at least one of the reagent bottles; a processor in electronic communication with the high-speed reagent bottle spinning device; and a memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein the memory comprises programming code configured to be executed by the processor, and the programming code is configured to spin the high-speed reagent bottle spinning device and the at least one mated reagent bottle forward and backward, at a rate which removes microparticles from a bottom surface of a septum of the at least one mated reagent bottle, so that;
reagent disposed within the at least one mated reagent bottle moves forward at a speed forward rate of between 5,000 to 7,000 degrees per second, moves forward at an acceleration forward rate of between 110,000 degrees per second squared to 180,000 degrees per second squared, and moves forward at an angle of between 180 degrees to 360 degrees;
there is a delay, after both the forward and the backward spinning of the at least one mated reagent bottle, in a range of between 250 milliseconds to 750 milliseconds; and
the reagent within the at least one mated reagent bottle moves backward at a speed backward rate of between 5,000 to 7,000 degrees per second, moves backward at an acceleration backward rate of between 110,000 degrees per second squared to 180,000 degrees per second squared, and moves backward at an angle of between 180 degrees to 360 degrees. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67)
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68. A method of removing microparticles from a reagent storage container closure comprising:
spinning a reagent bottle to force liquid within the reagent bottle to contact and remove microparticles from a bottom surface of a closure of a reagent bottle. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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