Patent ID: 11890623
Assignee: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A bucket insert for use in a centrifuge, the bucket insert comprising:
an insert body, the insert body comprising a plurality of elongated receptacles for receiving elongated sample vessels, wherein the elongated receptacles have a length that is equal or greater than the length of the elongated sample vessels, wherein the bucket insert is configured for orienting the elongated sample vessels in a tilted orientation, wherein in the tilted orientation, at least some of the elongated sample vessels are oriented in a non-parallel fashion, wherein the bucket insert is configured for orienting the elongated sample vessels in a parallel orientation, wherein in the parallel orientation the elongated sample vessels are oriented in a parallel fashion, wherein the bucket insert is at least partially flexibly deformable, and wherein the bucket insert is configured for re-orienting the elongated sample vessels from the tilted orientation into the parallel orientation and/or vice versa by deformation of the insert body.