PIPETTE TIP WASHING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A washing device comprising:
- a top compartment comprising a manifold dispenser, wherein the manifold dispenser comprises at least one liquid input and a plurality of liquid outputs that operably direct fluid to contact a plurality of laboratory consumables held by a rack, a number of liquid outputs being equal to a number of laboratory consumables such that each one of the fluid outputs operably directs fluid at a corresponding one of the laboratory consumables;
a middle compartment positioned below the top compartment and comprising a washing chamber capable of receiving fluid output by the plurality of liquid outputs of the manifold dispenser, the washing chamber having a floor comprising a material transparent to ultraviolet (UV) light; and
a bottom compartment positioned below the washing chamber, the bottom compartment having a light source mounted thereto, wherein the light source is capable of outputting UV light in the direction of the washing chamber and through the floor of the washing chamber.
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Abstract
A washing device comprises top, middle, and bottom compartments. The top compartment comprises a manifold dispenser that comprises at least one liquid input and a plurality of liquid outputs that operably direct fluid to contact a plurality of laboratory consumables held by a rack. A number of liquid outputs is equal to a number of laboratory consumables such that each one of the fluid outputs operably directs fluid at a corresponding one of the laboratory consumables. The middle compartment is positioned below the top compartment and comprises a washing chamber capable of receiving fluid output by the plurality of liquid outputs. The washing chamber has a floor comprising a material transparent to ultraviolet light. The bottom compartment is positioned below the washing chamber and has a light source that is capable of outputting UV light in the direction of the washing chamber and through the floor of the washing chamber.
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30 Claims
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1. A washing device comprising:
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a top compartment comprising a manifold dispenser, wherein the manifold dispenser comprises at least one liquid input and a plurality of liquid outputs that operably direct fluid to contact a plurality of laboratory consumables held by a rack, a number of liquid outputs being equal to a number of laboratory consumables such that each one of the fluid outputs operably directs fluid at a corresponding one of the laboratory consumables; a middle compartment positioned below the top compartment and comprising a washing chamber capable of receiving fluid output by the plurality of liquid outputs of the manifold dispenser, the washing chamber having a floor comprising a material transparent to ultraviolet (UV) light; and a bottom compartment positioned below the washing chamber, the bottom compartment having a light source mounted thereto, wherein the light source is capable of outputting UV light in the direction of the washing chamber and through the floor of the washing chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for washing laboratory consumables, comprising:
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directing one or more liquid solutions to contact a plurality of laboratory consumables held by a rack, the directing comprising introducing the one or more liquid solutions into a fluid input and out of a plurality of fluid outputs of a manifold dispenser, a number of fluid outputs being equal to a number of laboratory consumables such that each one of the fluid outputs directs the one or more liquid solutions at a corresponding one of the laboratory consumables; draining the one or more liquid solutions via a waste drain disposed proximate to a washing chamber configured to receive the one or more directed liquid solutions following the contact by the one or more liquid solutions with the plurality of laboratory consumables; and exposing the plurality of laboratory consumables to light in an ultraviolet (UV) range, the exposing comprising illuminating a light source to direct the light in the UV range through one or more of a UV transparent floor or one or more walls of the washing chamber. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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