Patent ID: 11951469
Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS PRODUCTS GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A device for storing reagent containers on several planes for an automatic analysis appliance, the device comprising:
a pipetting device comprising a pipetting needle for pipetting of reagents,
a first device comprising a plurality of first receiving positions for reagent containers, wherein the first receiving positions are arranged on a first plane, and
a second device comprising a plurality of second receiving positions for reagent containers, wherein the second receiving positions are arranged on a second plane, wherein:
the second device is arranged at least in part above the first device,
the second plane is arranged at least in part above the first plane,
the pipetting needle is arranged at least in part above the first device and the second device,
the first receiving positions on the first plane or the second receiving positions on the second plane are displaceable or each rotatable about an axis, and
a cutout is provided in the second device in the second plane, wherein the pipetting device, by using the pipetting needle, can reach through the cutout from above and access at least one reagent container arranged for pipetting in one of the first receiving positions.