Method for automatic alignment of metering system for a clinical analyzer
CA 2423918 C · Owner: Barnes, Lawrence A. · Inventors: Barnes, Lawrence A.
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A method for calibrating a clinical analyzer having a dispenser and for automatically aligning the dispenser of the clinical analyzer includes loading a calibration element at a portion of the clinical analyzer; moving a dispenser of the clinical analyzer in a pre-determined direction (Y) to a position over the calibration element; measuring the height (Z) from the dispenser to the calibration element and determining a position coordinate (Y i Z i); storing the position coordinate (Y i Z i); determining a maximum height (Z max) for the dispenser positioned over the calibration element defined as position coordinate (Y opt Z max); and storing the position coordinate including the maximum …
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- Filed March 28, 2003 and granted December 24, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 28, 2023.
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