Patent ID: 8641968

Claim:
A device for handling cuvette assemblies, comprising: a recipient structure having at least one curved opening that has a curvature and is configured to receive and transport a new cuvette assembly, and a loading device adapted to carry the new cuvette assembly while the new cuvette assembly is initially aligned in a straight manner and before the new cuvette assembly is loaded into the recipient structure, wherein the loading device comprises a feed funnel having: a first end adapted to receive the new cuvette assembly initially aligned in the straight manner into the feed funnel, and a second end for feeding the new cuvette assembly into said at least one curved opening of the recipient structure, the second end having a curvature which corresponds to the curvature of said at least one curved opening of the recipient structure, the second end being adapted to bend the new cuvette assembly that is initially aligned in the straight manner in order to fit the new cuvette assembly into said at least one curved opening of the recipient structure.