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US 12,528,085 B2Granted
Devices and methods for pipette alignment
AssigneeIDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsKevin Chamberland, Jennifer Cote, Regina Lee Reif, Michael Thorpe, Jennifer Curtis, Arvind Dev, Julie Rollins, Andrey Asanov
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Abstract
A device comprising a base and a support structure is disclosed. The base includes a vial receptacle for holding a vial. The support structure is coupled to an upper portion of the base and is configured to align a pipette comprising a pipette tip vertically over the vial receptacle. The support structure is configured to support a pipette such that an end of a pipette tip is positioned one or more predetermined depths within a vial in the vial receptacle.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- in a first configuration, withdrawing, via a pipette, a first volume of a solution from a vial, wherein:
- the vial is held by a vial receptacle of a base;
- the pipette is held vertically by a support structure coupled to an upper portion of the base;
- the support structure supports the pipette such that an end of a pipette tip is positioned at a first predetermined depth within the vial;
- the support structure is associated with an adjustable platform in the first configuration;
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- in the first configuration, the adjustable platform supports the pipette such that the end of the pipette tip is positioned at the first predetermined depth within the vial and the adjustable platform comprises a first stackable card stacked on top of a second stackable card;
- moving the adjustable platform from the first configuration to a second configuration, wherein in the second configuration, the adjustable platform is configured to support the pipette such that the end of the pipette tip is positioned at a second predetermined depth within the vial and in the second configuration, withdrawing, via the pipette, a second volume of the solution from the vial.
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