Horizontally adjustable sample taker for dissolution apparatus
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAlan Norman, Jonathan Mark Barnes
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Abstract
A sampling device for taking sample from a vessel of a dissolution apparatus includes a sample taker configured to be movable within a horizontal plane when mounted at the vessel.
Claims20
A sampling device for taking sample from a vessel of a dissolution apparatus, wherein the sampling device is configured to be mounted at the vessel and comprises a sample taker configured to be movable within a horizontal plane when mounted at the vessel.
A dissolution apparatus for testing dissolution of a sample, comprising:
- a vessel for accommodating sample;
- a sampling device comprising a sample taker for taking sample from the vessel;
- and
- a vessel cover member covering an opening of the vessel and accommodating the sampling device for mounting the sampling device at the vessel,
- wherein the sample taker is configured to be rotatable in a concentric way about an axis of the sampling device and in an eccentric way about an axis of the vessel.
A method of operating a dissolution apparatus for taking sample from a vessel, the method comprising:
- mounting a sampling device at the vessel accommodating the sample;
- and
- moving a sample taker of the sampling device within a horizontal plane and relative to the vessel when mounted at the vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.