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Title:
SAMPLE PROCESSING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002055201
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention provides a system for processing biological or chemical samples. The system includes a support for supporting the sample and a mount which is movable relative to the sample by a positioner. The positioner includes a number of flexure elements which are rigid along their axis of extent and flexible along the or each axis of extent of the other flexure elements. The flexure elements are rigidly secured at one of their ends to the mount and displaceably mounted at the other of their ends to an actuator which is operable to move the flexure element and hence move the mount.

Inventors:
DAVIES PHILIP ANDREW (GB)
DISLEY DARRIN MATTHEW (GB)
JONES ALED WYNNE (GB)
PURVIS DUNCAN ROSS (GB)
BECKETT MARTIN GREGORY (GB)
MILLER NICHOLAS (GB)
MILLER-JONES DAVID NICHOLAS (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2002/000122
Publication Date:
November 14, 2002
Filing Date:
January 14, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SCIENT GENERICS LTD (GB)
DAVIES PHILIP ANDREW (GB)
DISLEY DARRIN MATTHEW (GB)
JONES ALED WYNNE (GB)
PURVIS DUNCAN ROSS (GB)
BECKETT MARTIN GREGORY (GB)
MILLER NICHOLAS (GB)
MILLER-JONES DAVID NICHOLAS (GB)
International Classes:
B01J19/00; B01L9/06; G01N1/31; G01N35/04; (IPC1-7): B01L9/06; B01J19/00; G01N1/31; G01N35/04; G01N35/10
Foreign References:
EP0937961A21999-08-25
US6121048A2000-09-19
US4979093A1990-12-18
EP1113191A22001-07-04
US4773727A1988-09-27
US4691586A1987-09-08
US4339101A1982-07-13
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 064 (P - 1002) 6 February 1990 (1990-02-06)
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