A test tube manipulation system
AssigneeProject Management Limited
InventorDavid Wolton
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Abstract
The present invention is concerned with a test tube manipulation system, and in particular a system for use in handling test tubes and centrifuge tubes, which euables automation for improved reliability and repeatability, while also providing accurate and dextrous handling of the test tubes, the system comprising a test tube provided with at least a pair of protrusions spaced from one another about a sidewall of the test tube and a gripper comprising a pair of fingers each of which defines a recess shaped and dimensioned to receive one of the protrusions.
Claims17
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A test tube manipulation system comprising a test tube provided with at least a pair of protrusions or recesses spaced from one another about a sidewall of the test tube;
- and a gripper comprising a pair of fingers each of which defines a protrusion or a recess shaped and dimensioned to receive one of the protrusions or recesses on the test tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.