EP3261764B1 - Rohrgestellwerkzeug und verfahren zum entfernen von röhrchen aus einem gestell - Google Patents
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- Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to tube rack tools for dislodging a plurality of tubes from a rack of tubes, and more specifically for synchronously dislodging a plurality of tubes from a rack of tubes, and methods for using the same.
- a microtiter plate is a flat plate with multiple "wells" used as small test tubes or used to receive tubes therein.
- the microtiter plate has become a standard tool in analytical research and clinical diagnostic testing laboratories.
- a microtiter plate typically has 6, 24, 96, 384, 1536, 6144, or 24576 sample wells arranged in a 2:3 rectangular matrix.
- Some microtiter plates have even been manufactured with 3456 or even 9600 wells, although 96 wells, provided in an 8 x 12 arrangement is the most common.
- each well typically holds somewhere between a few nanoliters to several hundred milliliters of liquid or an equivalent amount of a solid sample, such as a dry powder.
- some plates have wells with closed bottoms.
- plates may be provided as racks to support glass or plastic tube or tube strip inserts.
- the wells can alternatively have open bottoms.
- Illustrative wells can be circular (including cylindrical or conical) or square in cross-section.
- Pipettes e.g., multi-channel pipettes
- PCR devices and other instruments for a wide variety of laboratory applications have been developed to receive microtiter plates of standard sizes and to process samples contained in the wells therein. A number of companies have even developed robots specifically configured to handle microtiter plates.
- Microtiter plates often are provided with wells formed in the plate.
- the most common manufacturing process is injection molding, used typically for polystyrene, polypropylene and cyclo-olefin.
- microplates may be made from a variety of polymers, as is appropriate to withstand a wide temperature range and provide chemical resistance.
- plates have become available that include a rack and a plurality of strips or individual tubes, a common configuration being twelve strips of eight tubes (or eight strips of twelve tubes). Such an arrangement may make it easier to use a portion of a plate or to prepare smaller groups of reactions within a single plate.
- the spacing of the tubes results in standard spacing of wells of a 96-well microtiter plate, and the rack and tubes, once assembled, are compatible with the myriad tools and instrumentation that have been developed for use with microtiter plates.
- the Loborack-96 can hold, for example, 96 individual tubes (for example, 0.50ml or 0.75ml tubes), eight strips of twelve tubes, or twelve strips of eight tubes, in a 96-well configuration. Each tube may be individually capped, or each strip may be capped with a strip of eight or twelve caps, respectively. While the tubes are disposable and are intended as single-use items, the rack is reusable. However, it can be difficult to remove the tubes from the rack manually, and tubes often open as they are removed, potentially contaminating the tube contents or spilling hazardous or contaminating materials. While Micronic sells a tool for removing one tube at a time, a tool that removes rows of tubes or all tubes quickly and easily is desired.
- CN 204 074 121 U describes a test tube box comprising a box body, a test tube rack and a cavity between the test tube rack and the bottom of the box body, with a plurality of lifting mechanisms arranged in rows in the cavity.
- US 2002/170867 A1 describes a test tube rack with an inserting structure comprising a transversely superposed tray bodies.
- US 2003/143120 A1 describes the base of a modular parallel chemistry reactor that includes a frame which defines an opening into which one of a plurality of interchangeable reaction vessel carrying inserts can be removably received.
- the invention provides a tube removal system and method of using such a system, as defined in the claims
- directional and/or arbitrary terms such as “top,” “bottom,” “left,” “right,” “up,” “down,” “upper,” “lower,” “inner,” “outer,” “internal,” “external,” “interior,” “exterior,” “proximal,” “distal” and the like can be used solely to indicate relative directions and/or orientations and may not be otherwise intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, including the specification, drawings, and/or claims.
- Fig. 1 shows a base 10 of an illustrative tube rack tool 8 (see Fig. 3 ) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the base has a support surface 12, and four walls 15, 16, 17, 18, which surround a rack-receiving area 11 for receiving a rack of tubes.
- support surface 12 is curved along an axis extending in the direction from wall 18 to wall 17.
- support surface 12 can (also or alternatively) be curved along an axis extending in the direction from wall 16 to wall 15. As discussed further below, however, support surface 12 need not have a curved configuration in certain embodiments.
- two spacings 13, 14 are provided between support surface 12 and walls 17, 18, respectively.
- Spacings 13, 14 comprise openings through base 10, although optionally openings 13, 14 may be provided with bottoms to result in recesses.
- Opposing recesses 20 are also disposed between support surface 12 and walls 15, 16, respectively. It is understood that walls 15, 16, 17, and 18, as well as spacings 13, 14, and recesses 20 are provided to aid in placement and retention of a rack (of tubes) within rack-receiving area 11, and that any or all of these walls, spacings, and/or recesses are optional and may be omitted. Similarly, the walls need not entirely surround the rack-receiving area 11 in some embodiments.
- Fig. 2 shows a top piece 50 that may be used with base 10 (e.g., to form the tube rack tool 8 of Fig. 3 ).
- Top piece 50 has a top 52, and two legs 60, 61 extending downward from top 50. Legs 60, 61 are spaced to receive a rack of tubes therebetween.
- top piece 50 can have a single leg or more than two legs extending downward therefrom. For example, a single leg can extend (entirely or partially) about top piece 50 and/or extend downward therefrom. Alternatively, three or four legs can be disposed at corners of top piece 50.
- leg 60 is provided with leg extensions 63, 64, and leg 61 is provided with leg extension 65 (and a second leg extension not shown in Fig. 2 ).
- leg extension 63 the leg extensions project inward from each leg (e.g., toward the opposing leg).
- the leg extensions may be provided to aid in containing and/or properly positioning the rack of tubes between legs 60, 61, and/or restrain the rack of tubes from slipping sideways out of top piece 50.
- the leg extensions may also aid in properly positioning the rack of tubes about support surface 12 of base 10 ( Fig. 1 ).
- top piece 50 may be provided with side walls extending between legs 60 and 61 to contain the rack of tubes.
- Fig. 3 shows an exploded view of a tube removal tool assembly 40 comprising a rack of tubes 78 including rack 80 and ninety-six tubes 82 being inserted between base 10 and top piece 50.
- rack 80 includes space for ninety-six tubes, any other number or arrangement of a rack and tubes may be used.
- illustrative rack of tubes 78 is full, the illustrative embodiments may be used with a partially full rack of tubes.
- walls 15, 16, 17, 18 of base 10 are sized to receive rack of tubes 78 therein, thereby supporting rack of tubes 78 on support surface 12.
- top piece 50 As top piece 50 is placed over rack of tubes 78, legs 60, 61 of top piece 50 extend down at least partially around tubes 82, fit inside walls 15, 16, 17, 18, and assist with maintaining the orientation of rack 80 and tubes 82 relative to base 10 and/or support surface 12 thereof.
- rack 80 is provided with twelve rows 85 of eight tubes 82, although it is understood that other configurations are within the scope of this disclosure.
- Each tube 82 has an open top portion 88 and a closed opposing bottom portion 90 (see Fig. 4 ) inserted into its respective well 84 in rack 80.
- Wells 84 comprise openings in a surface portion 81 of rack 80, and each tube 82 or a bottom portion 90 thereof ( see Fig. 4 ) extends below surface portion 81.
- a skirt 89 functions as a stand for rack 80, extending below any bottom 90 of tubes 82.
- rack 80 may have a skirt 89 having two, three, or four walls, or may have feet or other bottom projections to function to keep tubes 82 elevated.
- Tubes 82 may be of any configuration, illustratively with flat bottoms, rounded bottoms, or conical bottoms. Tubes 82 may snap into rack 80, or may be held in place by pressure.
- tubes 82 may be provided with caps, illustratively which may be screw caps, press fit caps, strip caps, or film adhered to or heat-sealed to tubes 82.
- tubes 82 can have sealing cap(s) 83 disposed thereon and/or attached thereto (e.g., sealing the upper open portions 88 thereof).
- sealing cap(s) 83 disposed thereon and/or attached thereto (e.g., sealing the upper open portions 88 thereof).
- Other configurations are also contemplated within the scope of this disclosure.
- Fig. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of a tube removal tool assembly 40, including rack of tubes 78 inserted into base 10, and top piece 50 fitted on top of rack of tubes 78, with legs 60, 61 engaging rack 80 at upper surface portion 81. Because of the curvature of support surface 12, only a portion of the rows 85 of tubes 82 are in contact with support surface 12. In this illustrative embodiment, ends 86, 87 of rack 80 are cantilevered over openings 13, 14. Shown in Figs. 1 and 3 , a recess 20 between support surface 12 and wall 15 allows skirt 89 of rack 80 to extend below support surface 12. A similar recess (not shown) may be provided between support surface 12 and wall 16. Accordingly, in at least one embodiment, support surface 12 of base 10 engages a plurality of tubes 82 (or bottom portion(s) thereof) but does not engage and/or contact at least a portion of skirt 89 of rack 80.
- a plurality of tubes 82 can be simultaneously, concurrently, and/or synchronously dislodge from the rack.
- a back-and-forth rocking motion about or along the curvature of support surface 12, as indicated by arrows X-X, causes additional rows 85 of tubes 82 to engage support surface 12 of base 10, which in turn causes the additional rows 85 of tubes 82 to dislodge from rack 80.
- pressure is placed more directly over leg 60, pressure is placed more directly over cantilevered end 86, which may deflect toward opening 13 (e.g., without engaging support surface 12 of base 10), thereby releasing the row 85 closest to end 86.
- top piece 50 is rocked in the other direction and pressure is placed more directly over leg 61, pressure is placed more directly over cantilevered end 87, which may deflect toward opening 14 (e.g., without engaging support surface 12 of base 10), thereby releasing the row 85 closest to end 87.
- pressure is placed more directly over cantilevered end 87, which may deflect toward opening 14 (e.g., without engaging support surface 12 of base 10), thereby releasing the row 85 closest to end 87.
- a plurality of tubes 82 and/or rows 85 of tubes 82 can be simultaneously, concurrently, synchronously, and/or immediately sequentially (e.g., instantaneously) dislodged from the rack 80.
- the rack 80 and tubes 82 may then be removed from base 10 and top piece 50.
- support surface 12 is curved. While the illustrative curvature is an arc of a circle having a radius of approximately 50.8 cm (20 inches), it is understood that this is illustrative only, and that other curvatures would be operational, illustratively having a radius of 15 inches to 25 inches, 25.4 (10 inches) to 76.2 (30 inches), or 17.8 (7 inches) to 101.6 (40 inches). While circular curvatures are used in certain embodiments herein, it is understood that other shapes are within the scope of this disclosure, including parabolic, and curved in two dimensions. In one illustrative embodiment, support surface 12 may be planar, provided that support surface 12 is smaller than skirt 89.
- flatter support surfaces can dislodge more tubes at once but may require more pressure, while more curved support surfaces may dislodge fewer tubes at once, but may also require less pressure.
- curvature in one direction can dislodge tubes by rows, while curvature in both directions may allow dislodging of a single tube or a small group of tubes.
- top portion 52 of top piece 50 is provided with an opening 53.
- top portion 52 is also provided with curved edge 55, shaped for pressing on tube caps 83 (e.g., to seal opening 88 with cap 83), and configured for capping a row 85 of tubes 82 with a (downward) force and/or a rocking motion, as indicated by arrows Y-Y in Fig. 11 .
- curved edge 55 can be shaped and/or configured for seating (a row 85 of) tubes 82 into rack 80 (not shown) with a (pressing) force or the rocking motion indicated by arrows Y-Y in Fig. 11 .
- Opening 53 optionally may be provided with grips 54 for comfortably holding top piece 50 during this capping operation.
- base 10 may be inverted and support surface 12 positioned over (row 85 of) tubes 82 as depicted in Figure 12 .
- a similar rocking motion, indicated by arrows Y-Y in Fig. 13 , and/or (downward) force can be applied for pressing on tube caps 83 (e.g., to seal opening 88 with cap 83).
- inverted base 10 and/or support surface 12 thereof may be used for seating part or all of the tubes 82 of a rack of tubes 78 into rack 80 (see Fig. 3 ), or for capping one or more tubes 82 or part or all of one or more rows 85 of tubes 82 in a rack of tubes 78 by placing pressure on base 10 (e.g., using rocking motion Y-Y).
- Figs. 6-7 show a base 110 and top piece 150 of an alternative example of a tube removal tool 140, wherein like reference numerals indicate similar components or components having similar functions.
- the base 110 has a support surface 112, and two walls 115, 116, which define a space for receiving a rack of tubes.
- support surface 112 is much narrower and is configured to contact a single row of tubes 85. It is understood that support surface 112 may be provided with any shape to contact any number of tubes or rows of tubes. For instance, support surface 112 can be curved along an axis extending in the direction from wall 116 to wall 115.
- Fig. 7 shows a top piece 150 that may be used with base 110, to form a tube rack tool 140, as shown in Fig. 8 .
- Top piece 150 has a top portion 152, and four legs 158, 159, 160, 161 extending downward from top 150. Legs 158, 159, 160, 161 are spaced to receive a rack of tubes 78 therebetween. It is understood that four legs is illustrative only, and that any or all of the legs may be omitted. An embodiment having leg extensions, as in Fig. 2 , is also contemplated. It is understood that top piece 150 is not limited to use with base 110, and that the various top pieces described herein may be used with any compatible base, as desired for a specific application.
- top pieces described herein may be used without a base.
- a rack of tubes can be received by or within a portion of a top piece (e.g., between legs thereof) and a plurality of tubes dislodged from the rack by pressing on the (bottom of) the tubes (e.g., with a hand or other device, apparatus, or element).
- top piece 150 is optional, and pressure may be applied by hand or by other means directly to rack 80 to apply pressure to rack 80 to dislodge any tubes 82 that are positioned over support surface member 112.
- support surface member 112 can be moveable within base 110.
- support surface 112 can be disposed on or connected to a movement mechanism configured to permit support surface 112 to be positioned and/or secured at a plurality of positions within base 110.
- the movement mechanism can comprise a plurality of slots configured to receive a (detachable) support surface member 112, a rail or slide member configured to permit movement of support surface member 112 thereon, or any other means for moving support surface member 112 and/or changing the position thereof with base 110.
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- Röhrchenentfernsystem, umfassend:(a) ein Röhrchengestell (78), umfassend:(i) ein Gestell (80) mit einer Vielzahl von Vertiefungen (84) und einem oberen Oberflächenabschnitt (81), der um die Vielzahl von Vertiefungen (84) herum angeordnet ist, wobei die Vielzahl von Vertiefungen (84) Öffnungen in dem oberen Oberflächenabschnitt (81) umfasst; und einem Sockel (80), der um die Vielzahl von Vertiefungen (84) angeordnet ist, wobei sich der Sockel (80) von dem oberen Oberflächenabschnitt (81) erstreckt; und(ii) eine Vielzahl von Röhrchen (82), die in den Vertiefungen (84) angeordnet sind;(b) ein Röhrchengestellwerkzeug (40), das so konfiguriert ist, dass es das Röhrchengestell (78) aufnimmt, wobei das Röhrchengestellwerkzeug (40) umfasst:(i) eine Basis (10) mit einer Oberfläche (12), die so konfiguriert ist, dass sie mit einer Bodenfläche der Vielzahl von Röhrchen (82) in Eingriff kommt, wenn das Röhrchengestell (78) von der Basis aufgenommen wird, wobei die Basis eine Aufnahmefläche hat, die so bemessen ist, dass sie das Röhrchengestell (78) aufnehmen kann, wobei die Basis (10) eine Oberfläche (12) zum in-Eingriff-kommen mit der Vielzahl von Röhrchen (82), die in den Vertiefungen (84) des Gestells angeordnet sind, aufweist, wenn das Röhrchengestell (78) in der Aufnahmefläche angeordnet ist; und(ii) ein Oberteil (50), das so konfiguriert ist, dass es mit dem oberen Oberflächenabschnitt (81) des Gestells (80) in Eingriff kommt, ohne mit einer oberen Oberfläche der Vielzahl von Röhrchen (82) in Eingriff zu kommen, wenn die Vielzahl von Röhrchen (82) in den Vertiefungen (84) angeordnet ist, und das so konfiguriert ist, dass es das Röhrchengestell (78) in Eingriff mit der Oberfläche der Basis (12) hält, wobei das Oberteil (50) ein oder mehrere Beine (60, 61) aufweist, die so konfiguriert sind, dass sie mit dem oberen Oberflächenabschnitt (81) des Gestells (80) in Eingriff kommen, so dassDruck, der auf das Oberteil (50) in Richtung der Oberfläche der Basis (12) ausgeübt wird, die Vielzahl von Röhrchen (82) von dem Gestell (80) entfernt,wobei das Oberteil (50) so konfiguriert ist, dass es das Röhrchengestell (78) in Eingriff mit der Oberfläche der Basis (12) hält, während es Druck auf das Gestell (80) betreibt.
- Röhrchenentfernsystem nach Anspruch 1,
wobei sich der Sockel (89) von dem oberen Oberflächenabschnitt (81) erstreckt, wobei die Oberfläche der Basis (12) kleiner ist als eine Gegend, die durch den Sockel (89) definiert ist, und so konfiguriert ist, dass sie das Röhrchengestell (78) aufnimmt, ohne mit dem Sockel (89) in Eingriff zu kommen. - Röhrchenentfernsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, wobei das Gestell (80) mindestens 96 Vertiefungen umfasst.
- Röhrchenentfernsystem nach Anspruch 3, wobei das Röhrchengestellwerkzeug (40) so bemessen ist, dass es das 96-Well-Gestell aufnehmen kann.
- Röhrchenentfernsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei die Oberfläche (12) der Basis gekrümmt ist.
- Röhrchenentfernsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei die Vielzahl von Vertiefungen in Reihen angeordnet ist und die Oberfläche der Basis (20) so bemessen ist, dass sie mit allen Röhrchen (82) in Eingriff kommt, die in mindestens einer Reihe angeordnet sind.
- Röhrchenentfernsystem nach einem der Ansprüche 1-6, wobei die Röhrchen (82) mit einer Führung und/oder Markierungen (128) auf der Basis ausgerichtet sind.
- Verfahren zum Entfernen einer Vielzahl von Röhrchen aus dem Röhrchenentfernsystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:(a) Platzieren des Röhrchengestells (78) in einer Basis (10), wobei die Basis eine Oberfläche (12) zum In-Eingriff-kommen mit der Vielzahl von Röhrchen (82) in dem Röhrchengestell aufweist; und(b) Vorsehen von Druck auf das Gestell (80) in Richtung der Oberfläche der Basis (10), um die Vielzahl von Röhrchen aus dem Gestell (80) zu lösen, wobei:(c) der Schritt des Druckausübens das Platzieren eines Oberteils (50) auf das Röhrchengestell (78) umfasst und Ausüben von Druck auf das Oberteil (50), um Druck auf das Gestell (80) vorzusehen, wobei die Oberfläche der Basis (10) mit der Vielzahl von Röhrchen (82) in Eingriff kommt und dadurch die Vielzahl von Röhrchen (82) entfernt wird.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, wobei die Oberfläche der Basis (12) gekrümmt ist und der Schritt des Vorsehens von Druck das Kippen des Oberteils (50) umfasst, wodurch im Wesentlichen der gesamte Satz von Röhrchen (82) gelöst wird.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 8 oder 9, wobei die Vielzahl von Röhrchen (82) eine Reihe von Röhrchen (85) ist, die Oberfläche der Basis (12) so geformt ist, dass sie die Reihe von Röhrchen (85) entfernt, und der Schritt des Ausübens von Druck die Reihe von Röhrchen (85) löst.
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