Method and apparatus for testing a biological sample
AssigneeBio-Rad Europe GmbH
InventorsEmmanuel GUIGNET, Stephane BOMBARD
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Abstract
A method of testing a biological sample, the method comprising: providing a centrifuge sample holder having a camera; arranging a transparent container comprising a fluid test medium in a recess of said centrifuge sample holder, wherein the camera is arranged to image a portion of the container comprising said fluid test medium; arranging said biological sample above and not in contact with said fluid test medium in said container; and with the camera, imaging a mixing of said biological sample with said fluid test medium while centrifuging the sample holder.
Claims15
A method of testing a biological sample, the method comprising:
- providing a centrifuge sample holder having a camera;
- arranging a transparent container comprising a test medium in a recess of said centrifuge sample holder such that the test container has a fixed relationship with the camera, wherein the camera is arranged to image a portion of the container comprising said test medium;
- arranging said biological sample in a location of said container above and not in contact with said test medium in said container;
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- with the camera, imaging a mixing of said biological sample with said test medium while centrifuging the sample holder.
The method of claim 10, wherein the plurality of transparent containers are joined together so as to form a row along an edge of a plastic card.
A biological sample centrifugation apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a centrifuge sample holder having a camera;
- the centrifuge sample holder comprising a recess arranged for receiving a transparent container comprising a test medium, such that the test container has a fixed relationship with the camera, wherein the camera is arranged to image a portion of the container comprising said test medium when said container is received in said recess;
- the camera being arranged for, while the container is centrifuged, imaging a mixing of said test medium with a biological sample arranged prior to centrifuging the container, in a location of said container above and not in contact with said test medium in said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.