AN AUTOMATED APPARATUS FOR SUBJECTING SAMPLES TO ONE OR MORE SELECTED TEST PROCEDURES AT RESPECTIVE TEST STATIONS

摘要

The present invention relates to an automated apparatus for subjecting samples in a test tube to one or more test procedures in one or more test apparatus (45). A single conveyor (1) conveys containers (8) with individual labels, the conveyor (1) consisting of at least two - one inner and one outer track (2, 3) for conveying the containers (8) to one or more selectable testing devices (45). At least one of the inner track (2) and the outer track (3) is a conveyor track (2) and the other is a waiting track (3). A reading device (39) in a container interface means (44) reads the labels on the containers (8), preferably optically readable barcodes, and controls them accordingly as it instructs the coded information on the label. ŕ