Patent ID: 11920976
Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for coupling photometers to an incubation ring for use in in vitro diagnostics, the system comprising:
one or more light sources;
an incubation ring assembly comprising an internal trough and an external trough, wherein each trough comprises (a) an internal wall comprising an internal aperture and (b) an external wall comprising an external aperture;
a first photometer positioned with respect to the internal trough, wherein the first photometer comprises:
a first optics housing directing light from the light sources through the external aperture of the internal trough, and
a first detector positioned to receive the light through the internal aperture of the internal trough; and

a second photometer mounted positioned with respect to the external trough, wherein the second photometer comprises:
a second optics housing directing the light from the light sources through the internal aperture of the external trough, and
a second detector positioned to receive the light through the external aperture of the external trough.