Patent ID: 11965863
Assignee: WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A liquid chromatography sample manager system including:
a sample manager including:
a sample delivery system configured to inject a sample from a sample-vial into a chromatographic flow stream, wherein the sample delivery system further includes:
a first needle drive including a first sample needle configured to extract the sample from the sample-vial and deliver the sample to the liquid chromatography column; and
a first syringe in communication with the first sample needle configured to meter extraction of the sample from the sample-vial; and

a sample automation system attachable to the sample manager, the sample automation system including:
a second needle drive having a second sample needle configured to add a volume of reagent to the sample-vial, the second sample needle not configurable to be in fluidic communication with a liquid chromatography column when the sample automation system is attached to the sample manager.