Patent ID: 8940232
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: F16L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: an automated assay system including a baseplate; an actuator coupled to the baseplate of the automated assay system and movable with respect to the baseplate in at least one direction; a capillary gripper rotatably coupled to the actuator such that the capillary gripper rotates with respect to the actuator from a first position to a second position, the capillary gripper having a plurality of fingers configured to accept and retain a plurality of capillaries, an end of each of the plurality of fingers defining a first plane; and a vacuum manifold coupled to the actuator, the vacuum manifold defining a chamber and a plurality of ports pneumatically coupled to the chamber, a portion of the vacuum manifold including the plurality of ports defining a second plane, the first plane being in a first orientation with respect to the second plane when the capillary gripper is in the first position, the first plane being in a second orientation with respect to the second plane when the capillary gripper is in the second position, the first orientation being different than the second orientation.