公开(公告)号：US20040191890A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-30

申请号：US10643926

申请日：2003-08-20

Applicant: RANDOX LABORATORIES LTD

Inventor： James Rudolf Meyer ,  Ahti Kalevi Kansanaho ,  Stephen Peter Fitzgerald ,  Robert Ivan McConnell ,  John Victor Lamont ,  Bailin Cao

IPC: C12M001/34

CPC classification number: G01N35/028 ,  G01N35/00029 ,  G01N35/0099 ,  G01N2035/00158 ,  G01N2035/00326 ,  G01N2035/0425 ,  Y10T436/113332

Abstract: An assay device processing instrument comprises a plurality of processing modules. A transport system transports an assay device to each processing module, the transport system being adapted to transfer the assay device from the transport system to the module to enable the transport system to transport another assay device while the first is processed by the processing module. A control system controls operation of the transport system such that each assay device is transferred between the modules in a predetermined sequence, and such that a number of assay devices can be processed in different modules simultaneously.

Abstract translation: 测定装置处理装置包括多个处理模块。 运输系统将测定装置运送到每个处理模块，所述运输系统适于将测定装置从运输系统传送到模块，以使得运输系统能够在第一个由处理模块处理的同时运送另一个测定装置。 控制系统控制运输系统的操作，使得每个测定装置以预定顺序在模块之间转移，并且使得可以同时在不同模块中处理多个测定装置。