Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Laborprobenverteilungssystems, Laborprobenverteilungssystem und Laborautomatisierungssystem

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Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP3410123

Aktenzeichen

EP17174346

Anmeldetag

2. Juni 2017

Veröffentlichung

20. September 2023

Erteilung

20. September 2023

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

G01N35/04B65G54/02

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of operating a laboratory sample distribution system (100), wherein the laboratory sample distribution system comprises: a number of sample container carriers (110), wherein each of the sample container carriers comprises at least one magnetically active device (115) and wherein each of the sample container carriers is adapted to carry at least one sample container (120), a number of interconnected transport plane modules (130a, 130b, 130c), wherein each of the transport plane modules is adapted to support a number of said sample container carriers, and a number of electro-magnetic actuators (140), wherein below each transport plane module a number of said electro-magnetic actuators is stationary arranged in rows (150) and columns (160), wherein the electro-magnetic actuators are adapted to move a sample container carrier of said sample container carriers on top of said transport plane modules along a row of said rows or along a column of said columns by applying a magnetic move force to said sample container carrier. The method comprises the steps: a) assigning at least one transport plane module (130a) of said transport plane modules to a route category, wherein at least two traffic lanes are formed on the route categorized transport plane module, wherein said sample container carriers (110) are moved within each traffic lane in a given transport direction, wherein the transport directions of the at least two traffic lanes are opposite to each other and wherein a change from one transport direction to the opposite transport direction is not possible for said sample container carriers moved on the route categorized transport plane module. b) assigning at least one another transport plane module (130b) of said transport plane modules to a waypoint category, wherein a change from one transport direction to the opposite transport direction is enabled for said sample container carriers moved on the waypoint categorized transport plane module.

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Firmen

Roche Diagnostics GmbH
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG

Land

🇩🇪 Deutschland

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