Sample Receiving System and Methods
AssigneeLaboratory Corporation of America Holdings
InventorsDavid Wilson, Jay Krajewski, Kevin Meyer
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Abstract
Disclosed are high-throughput vessel receiving systems and methods of receiving sample vessels, such as samples stored in test tubes. A system for receiving a plurality of individual vessels that each contains a sample, and systems and apparatus for guiding, reorienting, collecting, and transporting a plurality of articles, including vessels, are disclosed.
Claims7
1-13. (canceled)
A system for guiding a plurality of vessels, comprising a plurality of alignment components and encasing panels configured in a row, wherein the alignment components and encasing panels are positioned in a vertical orientation with an encasing panel separating each of the plurality of alignment components in the row and an encasing panel at each end of the row.
An apparatus for guiding an article, comprising:
- a raised portion in a substantially Y-shape, wherein the raised portion provides a contact surface for the article and is configured to direct the article from an inlet at a top of the apparatus to an outlet at a bottom of the apparatus;
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- a diverter configured to direct the article to a front section or a rear section of the apparatus.
19-20. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.