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AssigneeBeckman Coulter, Inc.
InventorsChuan Lin, Liang Zhao
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A sample rack recovery method after an accidental interruption of operation of a sample rack manipulation device (10), a sample rack manipulation device (10) capable of performing the method, an automatic detection system (1) comprising the device (10), and a computer-readable medium in which a program for executing the method is stored. The device (10) comprises a conveying device (103) adapted to move in a transport area (TB) to convey a sample rack (30) between a loading/unloading area (TA), sampling areas (TD, TE) and a buffer area (TC). The method comprises: a conveying device detection step of detecting the state of a conveying device (103); a sample rack detection step of detecting the position of a sample rack (30) in a sample rack manipulation device (10); and a sample rack recovery step of conveying the sample rack (30) to a loading/unloading area (TA) by the conveying device (103) according to the detection results of the conveying device (103) and the sample rack (30).
A method of recovering a sample rack after an interruption in an operation of a sample rack manipulation device comprising a shuttle configured to convey one or more sample racks to and from a loading and unloading area, a sampling area and a buffer area by moving within a transfer area, the one or more sample racks configured to hold one or more sample containers, the method comprising:
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