Improved sub-assemblies and methods of control for use in a diagnostic assay system adapted to receive an assay cartridge are provided herein. Such sub-assemblies include: a brushless DC motor, a door opening/closing mechanism and cartridge loading mechanism, a syringe and valve drive mechanism assembly, a sonication horn, a thermal control device and optical detection/excitation device. Such systems can further include a communications unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device of a user so as to receive a user input relating to functionality of the system with respect to an assay cartridge received therein and relaying a diagnostic result relating to the assay cartridge to the mobile device.

Improved sub-assemblies and methods of control for use in a diagnostic assay system adapted to receive an assay cartridge are provided herein. Such sub-assemblies include: a brushless DC motor, a door opening/closing mechanism and cartridge loading mechanism, a syringe and valve drive mechanism assembly, a sonication horn, a thermal control device and optical detection/excitation device. Such systems can further include a communications unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device of a user so as to receive a user input relating to functionality of the system with respect to an assay cartridge received therein and relaying a diagnostic result relating to the assay cartridge to the mobile device.

A sample analyzer is configured to execute a liquid surface detection of detecting a liquid surface in a container by a liquid surface detector prior to a lowering operation of an aspirating tube for aspirating the liquid if a liquid level information is not stored in a memory, and store a liquid level information of a container in the memory based on a detection result by the liquid surface detection. Also, a liquid aspirating method by a sample analyzer.

A urine test device is disclosed. The urine test device includes a conveying mechanism configured to convey a test paper provided with a reagent unit, a supply mechanism that includes an accommodating chamber capable of accommodating a plurality of test papers, a take-out unit configured to take out a test paper from the accommodating chamber, and a discharge unit configured to discharge the test paper, and that is configured to sequentially supply the test paper to the conveying mechanism by discharging the test paper from the discharge unit. The conveying mechanism is configured to receive the test paper from the supply mechanism and convey the test paper to a deposition position to which a sample is deposited or a vicinity thereof. A cover is configured to cover the accommodating chamber and the discharge unit and seal the take-out unit against outside air.

Improved sub-assemblies and methods of control for use in a diagnostic assay system adapted to receive an assay cartridge are provided herein. Such sub-assemblies include: a brushless DC motor, a door opening/closing mechanism and cartridge loading mechanism, a syringe and valve drive mechanism assembly, a sonication horn, a thermal control device and optical detection/excitation device. Such systems can further include a communications unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device of a user so as to receive a user input relating to functionality of the system with respect to an assay cartridge received therein and relaying a diagnostic result relating to the assay cartridge to the mobile device.

A method for operating an in-vitro-diagnostics laboratory system (IVD) laboratory system. The IVD laboratory system has a housing (12) with an opening (12a); an actuator device (10), arranged in the housing (12), for processing sample containers; a cover (11) configured to cover the opening (12a); a cooling device (14) configured to cool the sample containers; and a cooling device control unit (15) configured to control operation of the cooling device (14). The method comprises: determining whether the cover (11) is open; determining whether the cooling device control unit (15) is active; in a normal system mode, disabling operation of the actuator device (10) based on at least one of the cover (11) being open and the cooling device control unit (15) being inactive; and in a bypass system mode, enabling operation of the actuator device (10) based on the cover (11) being open and the cooling device control unit (15) being active.

The disclosure provides a cabin door structure including a sample inlet arranged on a top cover and a cabin door mounted on an outside of the sample inlet. The cabin door is provided with a protrusion, and the protrusion extends inwards into the sample inlet when the cabin door covering on the sample inlet. A distance from an inner surface of the protrusion to an inner surface of the top cover is less than a thickness of a target panel. In the cabin door structure of the disclosure, the distance from the inner surface of the protrusion to the inner surface of the top cover is set to be less than the thickness of the target panel.

An apparatus for performing immunometric tests is described. The apparatus includes a housing element which receives and allows tests on a single use-type for a single sample test device, a reaction well containing a solid phase, a plurality of wells for reagents, a well for a sample to be analyzed, a control unit for managing the apparatus, and an image detector for acquiring images of the reaction well in communication with the control unit. The control unit processes the acquired images and performs a macroarray test relative to the sample in the test device. During processing, the control unit identifies at the reaction well of the test device, points of a matrix that includes points of analysis related to a specific biomarker that represent measurement parameters of the macroarray test, and performs the macroarray test on the basis of the points. A corresponding method and use procedure are also disclosed.

Methods and systems for automating surgical procedures in model organisms. The system includes a user input panel, a trained computer vision system, a server, and articulated robotic arm. The system may further include an analytical scale, an anesthesia chamber, a tube labeling system, a tissue freezing system, and a biohazard waste disposal system. The computer vision system communicates with the robotic arm to coordinate tissue collections and common research procedures such as injections via recognition models related to detection, identification, localization, and classification. The central server provides rapid synchronization of data between the local machine and a cloud account system for real-time data analytics. The anesthesia chamber provides standardized administration of anesthesia, the sample labeling system provides 2D barcoded labels according to user input, and the tissue freezing and waste disposal systems enable storage of samples and removal of carcasses following tissue collection, fully automating the necropsy.

Provided is an automatic analyzer capable of reliably closing an openable lid provided in an opening for accessing a region covered by a cover. An automatic analyzer includes an incubator cover disposed to cover a preprocessing region provided on an operation surface on a housing, an openable lid disposed to openably cover an opening portion provided in the incubator cover in order to access the inside from the outside of the preprocessing region, and a safety cover disposed to cover upper portions of the operation surface and the preprocessing region, and the openable lid is moved to a closed position in association with movement of the safety cover from an opened position to the closed position in a case where the openable lid is at the opened position and the safety cover is at the opened position.