WO2013070756A3 - System and method for processing samples - Google Patents

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WO2013070756A3
WO2013070756A3 PCT/US2012/063931 US2012063931W WO2013070756A3 WO 2013070756 A3 WO2013070756 A3 WO 2013070756A3 US 2012063931 W US2012063931 W US 2012063931W WO 2013070756 A3 WO2013070756 A3 WO 2013070756A3
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Charles W. JOHNS
Michael Eberhardt
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Beckman Coulter, Inc.
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Priority to JP2014540220A priority patent/JP6082018B2/en
Priority to ES12795933T priority patent/ES2778054T3/en
Priority to CN201280066154.XA priority patent/CN104053997B/en
Priority to KR1020147014772A priority patent/KR20140092378A/en
Priority to US14/356,347 priority patent/US9910054B2/en
Priority to EP12795933.6A priority patent/EP2776848B1/en
Publication of WO2013070756A2 publication Critical patent/WO2013070756A2/en
Publication of WO2013070756A3 publication Critical patent/WO2013070756A3/en

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Abstract

An analytical laboratory system and method for processing samples is disclosed. The system includes a manager unit, as well as an aliquotter unit and a centrifuge unit.
PCT/US2012/063931 2011-11-07 2012-11-07 System and method for processing samples WO2013070756A2 (en)

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BR112014010955A BR112014010955A2 (en) 2011-11-07 2012-11-07 system and method for processing samples
PCT/US2012/063931 WO2013070756A2 (en) 2011-11-07 2012-11-07 System and method for processing samples
JP2014540220A JP6082018B2 (en) 2011-11-07 2012-11-07 System and method for processing samples
ES12795933T ES2778054T3 (en) 2011-11-07 2012-11-07 System and method for transporting sample containers
CN201280066154.XA CN104053997B (en) 2011-11-07 2012-11-07 For processing the system and method for sample
KR1020147014772A KR20140092378A (en) 2011-11-07 2012-11-07 System and method for processing samples
US14/356,347 US9910054B2 (en) 2011-11-07 2012-11-07 System and method for processing samples
EP12795933.6A EP2776848B1 (en) 2011-11-07 2012-11-07 System and method for transporting sample containers

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