CA2480188A1 - Sample carrier having sample tube blocking means and drip shield for use therewith - Google Patents

Sample carrier having sample tube blocking means and drip shield for use therewith Download PDF

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CA2480188A1
CA2480188A1 CA002480188A CA2480188A CA2480188A1 CA 2480188 A1 CA2480188 A1 CA 2480188A1 CA 002480188 A CA002480188 A CA 002480188A CA 2480188 A CA2480188 A CA 2480188A CA 2480188 A1 CA2480188 A1 CA 2480188A1
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Gerard J. Sevigny
Mark A. Talmer
Matthew W. Webb
Gus G. Tseo
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Abstract

A sample carrier comprising a lower support wall, a base joined to or in fixed proximity to a bottom end of the lower support wall, and sample tube receiving areas in fixed proximity to the lower support wall for receiving and holding a plurality of sample tubes in substantially vertical orientations. The sample carrier further comprising a blocking wall joined to a top end of the support wall which extends laterally over portions of sample tubes held by the sample carrier, thereby limiting vertical movement of the sample tubes during automated sampling procedures. The contents of sample tubes held by the sample carrier can be accessed by a robotic pipetting device. Additionally, a drip shield comprising a cover plate, a pair of through-holes for accessing sample tubes held by a the sample carrier, and a depending runner for maintaining the sample carrier on a sample carousel.
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