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Pipettor system

  • US 9,880,184 B2
  • Filed: 03/09/2017
  • Issued: 01/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a pipetting chamber;

    a set of pipettor cartridges docked in the pipetting chamber;

    a tray dock movably mounted within the pipetting chamber;

    a gantry system mounted on a ceiling within the pipetting chamber, the gantry system including;

    at least one stationary track aligned in a first direction, anda movable track aligned in a second direction distinct from the first direction, the movable track coupled to the at least one stationary track; and

    a carrier configured to transport each pipettor cartridge of the set of pipettor cartridges to a pipetting location within the pipetting chamber, the carrier configured to move each pipettor cartridge in a third direction perpendicular to both the first and second directions;

    wherein the tray dock is movable within the pipetting chamber relative to the pipetting location, the tray dock including more than one tray dock sections each being separate and distinct from each other and each of the more than one tray dock sections being configured for docking with a different corresponding pipetting tray and each of the more than one tray dock sections being moved past each other relative to the pipetting location so as to swap the different corresponding pipetting trays at the pipetting location.

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