Sample Distribution System and Method for Distributing Samples
AssigneeIntegra Biosciences AG
InventorsGarry Müller, Andreas Städler
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Abstract
A sample distribution system 1 has a regulator 4 for receiving a pipetting unit 2 that has at least one exchangeable pipette tip 3, wherein the regulator 4 is configured to change the position of the pipetting unit 2 in relation to a base plate 5, and to detect the presence or absence of pipette tips 3 with a sensor unit 12. According to the invention, the sensor unit 12 is a photoelectric sensor, in particular a reflection photoelectric sensor, with a detection range. The sensor unit 12 and the pipetting unit 2 can also move in relation to one another, in order to determine the presence of a pipette tip 3, if the pipette tip is in the detection range of the sensor unit 12.
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A sample distribution system (1) that has a regulator (4) for receiving a pipetting unit (2) with at least one exchangeable pipette tip (3), wherein the regulator (4) is configured to change the position of the pipetting unit (2) with respect to a base plate (5), and with a sensor unit (12) configured to detect the presence or absence of pipette tips (3), characterized in that the sensor unit (12) is a reflection photoelectric sensor, and has a detection range in which the pipette tips (3) can be scanned.
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