公开(公告)号：WO1995000854A1

公开(公告)日：1995-01-05

申请号：PCT/US1994007255

申请日：1994-06-28

Applicant: BAXTER DIAGNOSTICS INC.

Inventor： BAXTER DIAGNOSTICS INC. ,  MAZZA, John, C. ,  STARK, William, A ,  SCRIBNER, Richard, A. ,  FRYE, Stephen, L. ,  HARDIMAN, Kempton, H.

IPC: G01N35/04

CPC classification number: B01L3/50855 ,  B01L9/06 ,  G01N35/04 ,  G01N2035/00752 ,  G01N2035/0406

Abstract: An automated chemical analyzer (8) includes an automated conveyor apparatus (10) for receiving a variety of sizes of test tubes, cuvettes, and sample tubes in a standard carrier member (16) receivable into the analyzer. The standard carrier members may be interlocked in ranks and placed side by side in file to replicate the size and handling convenience of conventional test tube racks. However, the conveyor apparatus also provides for receipt of the carriers either as individuals for stat handling (14), or in interlocked ranks, or as rank and file groups for routine handling (20). The interlocked ranks of carriers are automatically unlocked from one another and fed along with the carriers having stat samples therein to a recirculating endless loop conveyor device (34) which conveys the samples to at least one chemical analysis module (40), as well as providing a storage capacity both for samples in testing, and those samples awaiting verification of test results. Carriers with samples on which testing is completed and verified are discharged from the endless loop conveyor device into an off-loading facility (52-58) which again interlocks the carriers and presents them in rank and file groups for subsequent handling like conventional test tube racks.

Abstract translation: 一种自动化学分析仪（8）包括用于在可接收到分析器中的标准载体构件（16）中接收各种尺寸的试管，比色皿和样品管的自动输送装置（10）。 标准载体构件可以排列成并排放置，以复制常规试管架的尺寸和操作方便性。 然而，传送装置还提供作为用于统计处理的个人（14）或联锁队列的个人或作为例行处理（20）的排名和文件组的接收者。 互锁的载体排自动地彼此解锁并与其中具有状态样本的载体一起供给到循环无端环输送装置（34），该输送装置将样品输送到至少一个化学分析模块（40），以及提供 测试样品的存储容量，以及等待验证测试结果的样品。 测试完成和验证的样品的载体从无端循环输送装置排出到卸载设备（52-58）中，该卸载设备（52-58）再次使载体互锁，并将它们以级别和文件组提供，以便随后处理，如常规试管架 。