Centrifuge and method for loading a device
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1. A centrifuge device comprising:
- a motor operable to spin in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction;
a rotor coupled to a motor, the rotor to spin within a plane in the first direction or the second direction responsive to the motor, the rotor having a recess and an axle projecting from a side of the recess; and
a carrier slidably and pivotally coupled to the axle, the carrier including a first tab on a first side and a second tab on a second side, the carrier to slide along the axle and to rotate about the axle out of the plane and engage the rotor with the first tab at a first angle in response to the rotor spinning in the first direction, the carrier to slide along the axle and to rotate about the axle out of the plane and engage the rotor with the second tab at a second angle in response to the rotor spinning in the second direction.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a robotic system providing movement in three orthogonal directions to an arm operable to receive a pipette tip and to facilitate movement of fluid into and out of the pipette tip. In addition, the apparatus can include a tray for receiving pipette tips, receptacles for receiving tubes, an apparatus for forming an emulsion, a device for forming particles that include copies of the polynucleotide, a device for enriching the particles and an apparatus for loading such particles onto a sensor array. The apparatus can further include receptacles for holding containers of reagent solutions. Optionally, the robot can include a gripper arm in addition to the pipette receiving arm.
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1. A centrifuge device comprising:
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a motor operable to spin in a first direction and in a second direction opposite the first direction; a rotor coupled to a motor, the rotor to spin within a plane in the first direction or the second direction responsive to the motor, the rotor having a recess and an axle projecting from a side of the recess; and a carrier slidably and pivotally coupled to the axle, the carrier including a first tab on a first side and a second tab on a second side, the carrier to slide along the axle and to rotate about the axle out of the plane and engage the rotor with the first tab at a first angle in response to the rotor spinning in the first direction, the carrier to slide along the axle and to rotate about the axle out of the plane and engage the rotor with the second tab at a second angle in response to the rotor spinning in the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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spinning a rotor within a plane in a first direction, a carrier coupled to the rotor by an axle, the carrier sliding along the axle in a second direction within the plane and rotating about the axle to engage the rotor with a first tab of the carrier at a first angle in response to the rotor spinning in the first direction; and spinning the rotor within the plane in the second direction, the carrier sliding along the axle in the first direction and rotating about the axle to engage the rotor with a second tab of the carrier at a second angle in response to the rotor spinning in the second direction, the first angle being greater than the second angle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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