US 12,420,276 B2
Probe apparatus, assemblies, and methods for aspirating and dispensing liquids
Mark Edwards, Armonk, NY (US)
Assigned to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US)
Appl. No. 16/954,289
Filed by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 5, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/064125
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 16, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/125770, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 27, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/607,788, filed on Dec. 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0077991 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. B01L 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 3/021 (2013.01) [G01N 35/1004 (2013.01); B01L 2200/026 (2013.01); B01L 2400/04 (2013.01); B01L 2400/06 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00425 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A testing apparatus, comprising:
a probe assembly comprising:
a liquid line having a liquid line end, the liquid line end having a first portion of a dynamic coupler configured to couple to a second portion of the dynamic coupler;
a pipette fluidly coupled to the liquid line; and
a pump fluidly coupled to the pipette;
a liquid source external to the probe assembly; and
a liquid delivery line external to the probe assembly and having a first end fluidly connected to the liquid source and a second end fluidly connected to the second portion of the dynamic coupler.