System and method of automating a titration
OwnerShawn Matthew MARTINinventor
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Abstract
A system for titrating a solution is provided. The system includes a robotic arm, a titrator, a solution pump, and infusion pump, a scale, and an autonomous cup drying carriage. The system further includes a computer having a memory and a programmable logic controller. The computer may be a programmable logic controller. The programmable logic controller of the computer activates the solution pump to pump a solution into a drip chamber, directs the robotic arm to place a cup on the scale, activates the infusion pump to drip the solution from the drip chamber into the cup until a threshold weight has been reached, and directs the robotic arm to transport the cup to the titrator.
Claims14
A system for titrating a solution comprising;
- a. a plurality of robotic arms;
- b. a titrator;
- c. a solution pump;
- d. an infusion pump;
- e. a scale;
- and
- f. a computer comprising a memory and a programmable logic controller,
- wherein the programmable logic controller performs the following;
- activates the solution pump to pump a solution into a drip chamber;
- directs at least one of the plurality of robotic arms to place a sample cup on the scale;
- activates the infusion pump to drip the solution from the drip chamber into the sample cup until a threshold is reached;
- and
- directs at least one of the plurality of robotic arms to transport the sample cup to the titrator wherein the solution is titrated.
A method of titrating a solution comprising the steps of:
- a. pumping a solution into a drip chamber via a solution pump;
- b. dripping the solution from the drip chamber into a sample cup via an infusion pump wherein the sample cup is positioned on a scale;
- c. transporting the cup to a titrator once a threshold has been detected, wherein the sample cup is transported from the scale to the titrator by a robotic arm controlled by a computer, and wherein the solution is titrated by the titrator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.