Specimen processing and analyzing systems with associated fluid dispensing apparatus
CA 2099282 A1 · Owner: Baxter Healthcare Corporation · Inventors: Daniel, Craig M.; Campbell, Randolph L.; Masterson, Brian K.
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A system (10) for processing a specimen to which fluid must be added includes a fluid dispensing work station (16) within a housing. The work station (16) holds the fluids that are to be added to the specimen. A nozzle (148) dispenses fluid at the work station. The system (10) also includes a carrier (24) that moves within the housing. The carrier (24) operates in a first mode at the fluid dispensing work station (16). The carrier also operates in a second mode outside the work station (16) to perform a different processing function. A coupling mechanism (170) attaches the nozzle (148) to the carrier (24) when the carrier (24) enters its first operational mode to transport the nozzle (148) …
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- Filed October 27, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 27, 2012.
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