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

Claim 7:
8. A biological sample centrifugation apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
a rotor having one or more arms; and
a centrifuge sample holder having a camera directly attached to an external surface of a wall of the centrifuge sample holder surrounding a recess;
the 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, the recess extending in a vertical direction when the centrifuge is not rotating and arranged for receiving a transparent container comprising a test medium, such that the container has a fixed relationship with the camera attached to the centrifuge sample holder, wherein the camera is arranged at a location on the external surface on the centrifuge sample holder to image a portion of the container comprising said test medium when said container is received in said recess;
the camera being arranged for, while the container is centrifuged, imaging a mixing of said test medium with a biological sample, wherein the biological sample is arranged prior to centrifuging the container, in a location of said container above and not in contact with said test medium in said container.