Automatic connection box for distributing reagents in a haematological analyzer
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1. A system for distributing reagents in an analytical instrument comprising:
- an analyzer device and a reagent distribution device,said analyzer device including a horizontal supporting plate disposed at a side thereof, the horizontal supporting plate being moveable in a vertical direction and having a plurality of orifices therethrough, said analyzer device further including a plurality of upwardly oriented opening mechanisms located below said plurality of orifices,said reagent distribution device being dimensioned to fit onto the side of said analytical device and including a container structure having a first end and a second end, a plurality of flexible retractable reagent bags disposed within said container structure, and at least one retractable residue bag disposed within said container structure, whereineach of said plurality of reagent bags extends between said first and second ends and has a reagent closure member disposed at said first end of said container structure and each of the at least one residue bag extends between said first and second ends and has a residue closure member disposed at said second end of said container structure, such that, when said first end of said container is placed on the horizontal supporting plate, the supporting plate slides along the side of the analyzer device, and at least one of said opening mechanisms passes through said orifices and engages with a corresponding one of said reagent closure members.
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The analyzer (4) comprises a single box (1) for the distribution of reagents and which is removable from, and connectable to, the said analyzer, the said box containing a plurality of flexible, retractable bags filled with reagent and a flexible bag for collecting the residues. The box (1) is places on a horizontal supporting plate (5) which slides along the side of the apparatus and which is mounted on springs (6). Upwardly orientated fixed metallic needles (7) pass through orifices (9) in the said supporting plate.
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1. A system for distributing reagents in an analytical instrument comprising:
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an analyzer device and a reagent distribution device, said analyzer device including a horizontal supporting plate disposed at a side thereof, the horizontal supporting plate being moveable in a vertical direction and having a plurality of orifices therethrough, said analyzer device further including a plurality of upwardly oriented opening mechanisms located below said plurality of orifices, said reagent distribution device being dimensioned to fit onto the side of said analytical device and including a container structure having a first end and a second end, a plurality of flexible retractable reagent bags disposed within said container structure, and at least one retractable residue bag disposed within said container structure, wherein each of said plurality of reagent bags extends between said first and second ends and has a reagent closure member disposed at said first end of said container structure and each of the at least one residue bag extends between said first and second ends and has a residue closure member disposed at said second end of said container structure, such that, when said first end of said container is placed on the horizontal supporting plate, the supporting plate slides along the side of the analyzer device, and at least one of said opening mechanisms passes through said orifices and engages with a corresponding one of said reagent closure members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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