Metering head for parallel processing of a plurality of fluid samples
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1. A metering head that is freely movable using a device for traversing the metering head, the metering head comprising:
- a plurality of metering devices, which, as individual metering devices or as metering device blocks, are provided with respective activating devices individually or in blocks, wherein the metering devices comprise picking needles or micropipettes arranged in accordance with orientation of sample volumes in a microtiter plate, the activating devices each being formed by a pneumatic cylinder having an actuating needle for activating the metering devices or metering device blocks, and a controller traversable with the metering devices provided with control outputs whose number at least equals the number of pneumatic cylinders and which are connected with an accompanying control output by a pressure line, such that the metering devices or metering device blocks can be independently activated during metering head operation.
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Abstract
A freely traversable metering head with numerous metering devices, wherein the metering devices are each provided individually or block-by-block with an activating device, and wherein a controller traversable with the metering head is designed for the independent operation of one or more activating devices. Metering devices for such a metering head and procedures for their use are also disclosed.
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1. A metering head that is freely movable using a device for traversing the metering head, the metering head comprising:
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a plurality of metering devices, which, as individual metering devices or as metering device blocks, are provided with respective activating devices individually or in blocks, wherein the metering devices comprise picking needles or micropipettes arranged in accordance with orientation of sample volumes in a microtiter plate, the activating devices each being formed by a pneumatic cylinder having an actuating needle for activating the metering devices or metering device blocks, and a controller traversable with the metering devices provided with control outputs whose number at least equals the number of pneumatic cylinders and which are connected with an accompanying control output by a pressure line, such that the metering devices or metering device blocks can be independently activated during metering head operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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