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AssigneeErba Diagnostics Limited
InventorsNikhil Vazirani, Jeanet Randrianarivo, Valentin Ghoris, Sylvain Andlauer
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The invention relates to a vehicle for transporting a biological sample, the vehicle being movable on a circuit, the circuit comprising: —an input path, a first output path and a second output path, —a turn-off enabling the vehicle travelling on the input path to be redirected to the first output path or the second output path, —a first guide path extending along the input path, the turn-off and the first output path, —a guide device which can be configured in: —a first configuration in which the guide device cooperates with the first guide path so as to direct the vehicle to the first output path when the vehicle passes through the turn-off, —a second configuration in which the guide device does not cooperate with the first guide path, enabling the vehicle to reach the second output path.
A vehicle for transporting a biological sample, the vehicle comprising a guide device comprising a movable magnet, wherein the guide device is configured to operate selectively in a first configuration and in a second configuration wherein in the first configuration the guide device is configured to direct the vehicle towards a first exit pathway of a circuit by cooperating with a first guide path of the circuit extending alongside an entry pathway of the circuit, a fork of the circuit and the first exit pathway of the circuit when the vehicle crosses the fork, and wherein in the second configuration the guide device is configured to enable the vehicle to move towards a second exit pathway of the circuit, the second exit pathway different from the first exit pathway, by not cooperating with the first guide path when the vehicle crosses the fork wherein the movable magnet is configured to selectively move from a first position to a second position and from the second position to the first position wherein in the first position, the movable magnet is configured to attract the vehicle towards the first guide path by cooperating with the first guide path and wherein in the second position the movable magnet is configured to not attract the vehicle towards the first guide path by not cooperating with the first guide path.
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