Patent ID: 9079178
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a pipettor, the method comprising: selecting a first pipette tip from a plurality of pipette tips, the plurality of pipette tips comprising one or more of the first pipette tips and one or more second pipette tips, wherein the first pipette tip comprises a first pipette tip proximal end of a first interface geometry and the second pipette tip comprises a second pipette tip proximal end of a second interface geometry different from the first interface geometry; selecting a first adaptor from a plurality of hollow adaptors, the plurality of adaptors comprising one or more of the first adaptors and one or more second adaptors, wherein the first adaptor comprises a first adaptor proximal end and a first adaptor distal end, the first adaptor distal end is configured for interfacing with the first pipette tip proximal end, the second adaptor comprises a second adaptor proximal end of a same interface geometry as the first adaptor proximal end and a second adaptor distal end of a different interface geometry than the first adaptor distal end, and the second adaptor distal end is configured for interfacing with the second pipette tip proximal end; moving the pipettor to the selected first adaptor; fluidly coupling the pipettor with the first adaptor; moving the pipettor with the first adaptor to the selected first pipette tip; and fluidly coupling the first adaptor with the first pipette tip.