Pipette accessory for reliable liquid handling
AssigneePrepFree LLC
InventorsJack Chou LEO, Yongdong WANG
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Abstract
An apparatus for limiting pipette motion, the apparatus comprising: (1) a stand for controlling spatial positions; (2) a mechanism for temporally coupling the pipette with the stand; the orientation or the movement of the pipette being restricted by the stand as predetermined for (a) limiting the insertion depth of the pipette tips into sample containers, (b) restricting unwanted movements or rotations of the pipette, or (c) maintaining the desired alignments of the pipette tips with the sample containers. Methods of limiting pipette motion or rotation are also provided.
Claims20
An apparatus for controlling pipette motion, the apparatus comprising:
- a) a stand for controlling spatial position relative to a support surface for placing sample containers, and
- b) a mechanism for temporally coupling the pipette with the stand;
- wherein at least one of motion, orientation of the pipette and unwanted motions or rotations of the pipette is limited by the stand for restricting insertion depth of the pipette tip or a plurality of pipette tips into a sample container or a plurality of sample containers, respectively.
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