Patent ID: 9239335
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: B65G,G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A laboratory sample distribution system, the laboratory sample distribution system comprising: a plurality of container carriers, wherein each container carriers comprises at least one magnetically active device and carries a sample container containing a sample; a transport plane to carry the plurality of container carriers; a plurality of electro-magnetic actuators stationary arranged below the transport plane, wherein the plurality of electro-magnetic actuators moves a container carrier on top of the transport plane from a start location to a designation location by applying a magnetic force to the container carrier; and at least one transfer device arranged to transfer a sample item between the transport plane and a laboratory station adjacent to the destination location, wherein the laboratory station is a pre-analytical, an analytical and/or a post-analytical station and wherein the sample container containing the sample is fed into the laboratory sample distribution system and moved to and processed by laboratory stations determined to be the processing laboratory stations for the sample contained in the sample container.