公开(公告)号：US12064736B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17255449

申请日：2019-06-24

Applicant: BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.

Inventor： Natasha Panattoni ,  Glenn Price

IPC: B01F29/80 ,  B01F29/31 ,  B01F35/32 ,  B01F35/42 ,  F16H25/20 ,  G01N35/00 ,  B01F101/23

CPC classification number: B01F29/80 ,  B01F29/31 ,  B01F35/3204 ,  B01F35/421 ,  F16H25/2015 ,  G01N35/00732 ,  B01F2101/23 ,  F16H2025/204 ,  F16H2025/2075 ,  G01N2035/00524 ,  G01N2035/00742

Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods for rotating a container (e.g., a capped tube containing a sample). The disclosure provides devices and methods of rotating a container using one motor, resulting in a less complex device. The device moves and rotates a container rotating member which in turn is used to rotate a container. The devices can be used in automated analytical instruments (e.g., automated blood analyzers) that automatically transport and detect the identity of sample containers. The devices can also be used in instruments that automatically spin sample containers to mix or homogenize the sample.