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AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorDaniel Burkard
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A system and method for the automated processing of fluids according to a process operation plan involving the use of preloaded objects, which are to be present in target object positions, are disclosed. The system includes: a processing area in which objects to be used for the processing of fluids are located; at least one ultrasonic sensor for determining the presence of objects by acoustical waves; a positioning device to which the ultrasonic sensor is fixed and which moves the ultrasonic sensor in at least one direction relative to the processing area; a control computer determining the presence of objects and determining if objects are present in target object positions in the processing area as defined by the process operation plan; a pipetting device for pipetting of fluids between cavities located in the processing area; and an analytical or pre-analytical processing device for processing of fluids located in the processing area.
A system for the automated processing of fluids according to a process operation plan involving the use of preloaded objects, said process operation plan defining preloaded objects to be present in target object positions, said system comprising:
A method for determining the matching of objects present in a processing area in an instrument with preloaded objects to be present in target object positions in said instrument according to a process operation plan, comprising:
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