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;
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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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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37 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; 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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transporting a first carrier from a first side of an analyzer having a loading bay to a second side of the analyzer opposite the first side; aspirating a first liquid from the first carrier using a pipetting mechanism disposed adjacent the second side of the analyzer; dispensing the first liquid, via the pipetting mechanism, into a first vessel on the analyzer; transporting a second carrier along a track to a position adjacent the pipetting mechanism, the track disposed along the second side of the analyzer; aspirating a second liquid from the second carrier using the pipetting mechanism; and dispensing the second liquid, via the pipetting mechanism, into a second vessel on the analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a first analyzer to perform a first diagnostic test, the first analyzer comprising; a first proximal side and a first distal side opposite the first proximal side; a first pipetting mechanism adjacent the first distal side; a first loading bay disposed on the first proximal side to receive a first carrier; and a first carrier shuttle to transport the first carrier from a first location adjacent the first proximal side to a second location adjacent the first pipetting mechanism; a second analyzer disposed adjacent the first analyzer, the second analyzer to perform a second diagnostic test, the second analyzer comprising; a second proximal side and a second distal side opposite the second proximal side; a second pipetting mechanism adjacent the second distal side; a second loading bay disposed on the second proximal side to receive a second carrier; and a second carrier shuttle to transport the second carrier from a third location adjacent the second proximal side of the second analyzer to a fourth location adjacent the second pipetting mechanism; and a track disposed along the first distal side and the second distal side, the track comprising a first sidetrack to transfer a third carrier to a fifth location adjacent the first pipetting mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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