Disc dispensing device, tubular container for use in such a disc dispensing device and method of dispensing discs

Disc dispensing device for dispensing discs impregnated with antibiotics onto a culture dish, said disc dispensing device comprising:

• a stationary support;
• a magazine removably mounted on the stationary support, said magazine being arranged for holding a plurality of tubular containers, each tubular container being adapted for containing a stack of discs to be dispensed,
• a conveyor positioned to move one disc from a bottom end of a tubular container to a pick-up position,
• a transfer tool configured to pick up said one disc from the pick-up position, and transfer said one disc to the culture dish and dispense said one disc onto the culture dish,
• a moveable carriage for supporting a culture dish which is placed on and removeable therefrom, said moveable carriage being mounted on the stationary support and being moveable relative to the magazine from a starting position to an operating position and vice versa,
• a controller for the operation of the conveyor and the operation of the transfer tool, said controller being activated to control the conveyor and the transfer tool to dispense a disc impregnated with antibiotics onto the culture dish in the operating position of the carriage,
• wherein the plurality of containers is rotatable around a magazine center under control of the controller.