Automated reagent manager of a diagnostic analyzer system
First Claim
1. A method of removing microparticles from a reagent storage container septum comprising:
- providing a reagent bottle having microparticles accumulated to an inner surface of a septum, the inner surface configured to allow a pipetting device to access within the reagent bottle, and having liquid disposed within the reagent bottle;
spinning the reagent bottle, around an axis through the reagent bottle, at a first speed in a plurality of cycles thereby causing a turbulent flow of the liquid within the reagent bottle causing the liquid to contact and remove the microparticles from the inner surface of the septum of the reagent bottle; and
subsequently spinning the reagent bottle, around an axis through the reagent bottle, at a second speed, lower than the first speed, to disperse the microparticles, removed from the inner surface of the septum, within the liquid disposed within the reagent bottle.
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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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1. A method of removing microparticles from a reagent storage container septum comprising:
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providing a reagent bottle having microparticles accumulated to an inner surface of a septum, the inner surface configured to allow a pipetting device to access within the reagent bottle, and having liquid disposed within the reagent bottle; spinning the reagent bottle, around an axis through the reagent bottle, at a first speed in a plurality of cycles thereby causing a turbulent flow of the liquid within the reagent bottle causing the liquid to contact and remove the microparticles from the inner surface of the septum of the reagent bottle; and subsequently spinning the reagent bottle, around an axis through the reagent bottle, at a second speed, lower than the first speed, to disperse the microparticles, removed from the inner surface of the septum, within the liquid disposed within the reagent bottle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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