Title:
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MICROPLATES IN AN AUTOMATED PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SAID MICROPLATES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/059701
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus for managing, for example measuring or handling, a standardised container, in particular in "microplate" format, within an automated biological or chemical analysis or processing system. According to the invention, said management apparatus includes an attachment portion arranged to enable the apparatus to be held or handled instead of a container having said format and a gripping means, possibly for simple positioning, arranged for gripping and/or handling one or more of said containers. Said apparatus can be used in a processing station for receiving all the containers, or can be attached to one of the containers in order to travel through all the processing stations. The invention also relates to a method for managing containers by means of such an apparatus, as well as to a processing system and method implementing such an apparatus.
Inventors:
FRAYSSINHES DANIEL (FR)
LOIRE YVES (FR)
LOIRE YVES (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR2011/052584
Publication Date:
July 12, 2012
Filing Date:
November 04, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CYBIO FRANCE SARL (FR)
FRAYSSINHES DANIEL (FR)
LOIRE YVES (FR)
FRAYSSINHES DANIEL (FR)
LOIRE YVES (FR)
International Classes:
G01N35/02; B01L9/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2005105292A1 | 2005-11-10 |
Foreign References:
| GB2386949A | 2003-10-01 | |||
| GB2431006A | 2007-04-11 | |||
| US20060012773A1 | 2006-01-19 | |||
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PONTET ALLANO & ASSOCIES SELARL (Versailles, FR)
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