Patent ID: 8206663
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: B01F,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An agitating device for agitating a blood sample in a sample container, comprising: a base comprising a horizontally-supported shaft; a container holder comprising a first hand and a second hand, the first hand comprising a first hole at one end and a first hold portion at an opposite end, the second hand comprising a second hole at one end and a second hold portion at an opposite end, the first and second holes accommodate the horizontally-supported shaft inserted therethrough, wherein the first and second hands are rotatable about the shaft and the first and second hold portions face each other, wherein the first hand is free to slide along the horizontally-supported shaft in an axial direction of the shaft and the second hand is fixed to the horizontally-supported shaft in the axial direction of the shaft; and an agitation drive unit comprising a contact member engaging a receptacle in the container holder and a reciprocating drive source coupled to the contact member that rotates the container holder about the horizontally-supported shaft between a vertical position and an inclined position.