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US 11,890,623 B2Granted
Bucket insert for use in a centrifuge
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorsClaudio Cherubini, Andreas Drechsler
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Abstract
A bucket insert for use in a centrifuge is disclosed. The bucket insert comprises an insert body, the insert body comprising a plurality of elongated receptacles for receiving elongated sample vessels. The bucket insert is configured for orienting the elongated sample vessels in a tilted orientation. In the tilted orientation, at least some of the elongated sample vessels are oriented in a non-parallel fashion.
Claims12
A bucket insert for use in a centrifuge, the bucket insert comprising:
- an insert body, the insert body comprising a plurality of elongated receptacles for receiving elongated sample vessels, wherein the elongated receptacles have a length that is equal or greater than the length of the elongated sample vessels, wherein the bucket insert is configured for orienting the elongated sample vessels in a tilted orientation, wherein in the tilted orientation, at least some of the elongated sample vessels are oriented in a non-parallel fashion, wherein the bucket insert is configured for orienting the elongated sample vessels in a parallel orientation, wherein in the parallel orientation the elongated sample vessels are oriented in a parallel fashion, wherein the bucket insert is at least partially flexibly deformable, and wherein the bucket insert is configured for re-orienting the elongated sample vessels from the tilted orientation into the parallel orientation and/or vice versa by deformation of the insert body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.