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US 12,752,278 B2Granted
Preventing dry syringes
AssigneeThermo Finnigan LLC
InventorsScott T. Quarmby, Xin Zheng, Charles Vogt
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are scientific instrument support systems, as well as related methods, computing devices, and computer-readable media. For example, in some embodiments, a scientific instrument support apparatus, includes timing logic to determine a maximum time without wetting for a syringe; and rinsing logic to control an autosampler to rinse the syringe when the maximum time without wetting is reached.
Claims9
A scientific instrument support system, comprising:
- an autosampler configured to use a syringe;
- a computing device comprising:
- a processing device;
- and
- a storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to:
- determine a maximum time without wetting for the syringe;
- and
- control the autosampler to rinse the syringe with a solvent when the maximum time without wetting is reached.
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