Patent ID: 11891597
Assignee: COPAN ITALIA S.P.A.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC C  G | IPC C  G

Claim 18:
19. An apparatus for automatic treating of culture plates for microbiological samples, the apparatus comprising an automatic processing device of culture plates for microbiological samples according to claim 1 and further comprising one or more of the following elements:
an automatic seeder for seeding microbiological samples on the culture plates, located upstream of the automatic processing device;
a labeler for automatic labeling of each of the culture plates;
a first handler able to position the culture plates, coming from the automatic seeder, in the seating of the carrier;
an incubation storage for the culture plates, located downstream of the automatic processing device;
a second handler able to position the plates, coming from the automatic processing device and arranged on the carrier, in the incubating storage and to collect the plates from the incubation storage after a predetermined time interval such as to reposition them in the seating of the carrier;
and
a third handler able to collect the plates in outlet from the automatic processing device for unloading the plates or for sending them towards a manual work station thereof.