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US 2014/0178158 A1Published application
Robotic instrument rack
OwnerMichael Mermelstein, Charles Cameron Abnetinventors
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Abstract
The invention provides an improved robotic handler for multi-well plates. The handler comprises a vertical elevator with integral mounts for instruments used in cellular experiments. This solution reduces overall mechanical complexity while reducing the working volume of previous collections of devices with similar function.
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A system for processing multi-well plates comprising
- a plurality of instruments
- locating means constructed to locate said plurality of instruments in a vertical stack
- controllable elevator means constructed to move plates among said plurality of instruments
- wherein said controllable elevator means is substantially adjacent to said vertical stack.
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A method for processing a multi-well plate comprising the steps of
- providing locating means constructed to locate a plurality of instruments in a vertical stack
- providing controllable elevator means substantially adjacent to said vertical stack and constructed to move plates among said plurality of instruments
- providing a multi-well plate
- providing at least one instrument
- locating said at least one instrument using said locating means
- processing said multi-well plate using said at least one instrument
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.