Container handling device

A method for implementing a micro-tube handling device, the method comprising:

• obtaining a micro-tube handling device, a micro-tube rack and a cap-lid device, wherein said micro-tube handling device includes a lower cap-nest movably associated with an upper cap-nest, and wherein said micro-tube rack includes at least one micro-tube having a micro-tube opening and wherein said cap-lid device includes at least one micro-tube cap, wherein said at least one micro-tube cap is frictionally associated with said cap-lid device;
• disposing said micro-tube rack within said lower cap-nest and said cap-lid device within said upper cap-nest;
• operating said micro-tube handling device to associate said micro-tube rack with said cap-lid device such that said at least one micro-tube cap is snugly contained within said micro-tube opening;
• disassociating said micro-tube rack from said cap-lid device such that said at least one micro-tube cap is disassociated from said cap-lid device;
• removing said micro-tube rack and said cap-lid device from the micro-tube handling device.

A machine-readable computer program code, the program code including instructions for causing a controller to implement method for implementing a micro-tube handling device, wherein the micro-tube handling device includes a micro-tube rack, a cap-lid device and a lower device portion movably associated with an upper device portion and wherein the micro-tube rack includes at least one micro-tube having a micro-tube opening and wherein the cap-lid device includes at least one micro-tube cap, wherein the at least one micro-tube cap is frictionally associated with the cap-lid device, the method comprising:

• disposing the micro-tube rack within the lower device portion and the cap-lid device within the upper device portion;
• operating the micro-tube handling device to associate the micro-tube rack with the cap-lid device such that the at least one micro-tube cap is snugly contained within the micro-tube opening;
• disassociating the micro-tube rack from the cap-lid device such that the at least one micro-tube cap is disassociated from the cap-lid device;
• removing the micro-tube rack and the cap-lid device from the micro-tube handling device.

A method for implementing a micro-tube handling device, the method comprising:

• obtaining the micro-tube handling device, wherein the micro-tube handling device includes at least one collet having a collet tip, wherein said collet tip includes a collet barbed portion and is sizably configurable between a first tip size and a second tip size;
• associating a micro-tube rack adjacent the micro-tube handling device, wherein said micro-tube rack includes at least one micro-tube having a micro-tube cap which defines a cap cavity;
• positioning said at least one collet adjacent said at least one micro-tube such that said collet barbed portion is at least partially disposed within said micro-tube cap cavity;
• configuring said at least one collet tip between said first tip width and said second tip width to cause said collet barbed portion to securingly interact with said micro-tube cap;
• repositioning said at least one collet away from said at least one micro-tube to cause said micro-tube cap to be removed from said micro-tube cavity;
• and
• removing said micro-tube cap from said collet tip portion.

A machine-readable computer program code, the program code including instructions for causing a controller to implement method for implementing a micro-tube handling device, wherein the micro-tube handling device includes at least one collet having a collet tip, wherein the collet tip includes a collet barbed portion and is sizably configurable between a first tip size and a second tip size, the method comprising:

• associating a micro-tube rack adjacent the micro-tube handling device, wherein said micro-tube rack includes at least one micro-tube having a micro-tube cap which defines a cap cavity;
• positioning said at least one collet adjacent said at least one micro-tube such that said collet barbed portion is at least partially disposed within said micro-tube cap cavity;
• configuring said at least one collet tip between said first tip size and said second tip size to cause said collet barbed portion to securingly interact with said micro-tube cap;
• repositioning said at least one collet away from said at least one micro-tube to cause said micro-tube cap to be removed from said micro-tube cavity;
• and
• removing said micro-tube cap from said collet tip portion.