Patent ID: 11946926
Assignee: BIO-RAD EUROPE GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of testing a biological sample, the method comprising:
providing a centrifuge comprising a rotor comprising one or more arms;
providing a centrifuge sample holder comprising an axis for hingedly coupling the centrifuge sample holder to an arm of the one or more arms of the rotor, a recess extending in a vertical direction when the centrifuge is not rotating, and a camera directly attached to an external surface of a wall of the centrifuge sample holder surrounding the recess;
arranging a transparent container comprising a test medium in the recess of said centrifuge sample holder such that the container has a fixed relationship with the camera directly attached to the centrifuge sample holder, wherein the camera is arranged at a location on the external surface of the centrifuge sample holder to image a portion of the container comprising said test medium;
arranging said biological sample in a location of said container above and not in contact with said test medium in said container in vertical orientation when the centrifuge is not rotating; and
with the camera, imaging a mixing of said biological sample with said test medium while centrifuging the sample holder.