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OT-2026-000001052

System and method for transporting and holding consumables in a processing instrument

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Material Handling › Conveying Systems
Inventors
BUSE DAVID A, CHEN Jin, COMBS DAVID H, HAGEN NORBERT D, OPALSKY DAVID
Assignee
GEN PROBE INC
Original source
EP-4722732-A2, the European Patent Office, 8 April 2026
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Abstract

There is provided a carrier support for holding a carrier, wherein the carrier is configured to hold a plurality of receptacles, wherein the carrier support is configured to be moveable between a first position and a second position, and wherein the carrier support comprises a carrier locking mechanism configured to lock the carrier with respect to the carrier support when the carrier support is moved to the second position and to release the carrier when the carrier support is moved to the first position to permit the carrier to be moved with respect to the carrier support when the carrier support is in the first position, wherein the carrier locking mechanism comprises: a pivoting latch configured to pivot between a first position not engaged with a portion of the carrier and a second position engaged with a portion of the carrier; and a slide latch configured to translate linearly between a first position not engaged with a portion of the carrier and a second position engaged with a portion of the carrier.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000001052, “System and method for transporting and holding consumables in a processing instrument,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:03:47 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001052.

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