Patent ID: 9274133
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for providing reagents within an analyzer, wherein said apparatus for providing reagents comprises: a turntable having an axis of rotation and configured to store thereon a plurality of reagent container assemblies in an arrangement of at least one arcuate row, wherein each of the plurality of reagent container assemblies has at least two container sections, each of which has an inner volume to contain a particular reagent, and which container sections are arranged side-by-side in a row on a straight radial line and are connected to form a unitary cassette type assembly, at least one treatment zone for treating reagent container assemblies stored on said turntable, said treatment zone is defined within the circumference of the turntable and has a surface area less than the surface area of the turntable, and treatment means comprising pipetting means and agitating means, where said treatment means treat reagent container assemblies positioned in said treatment zone, and said pipetting means and said agitating means are movable along a rectilinear operational path that extends within the circumference of the turntable, wherein said treatment zone is radially aligned with the rectilinear operational path of said pipetting means and said agitating means, and said treatment zone has a surface area less than the surface area of the turntable, and wherein