| 摘要 |
A centrifuge includes: a plurality of centrifuge discs (20A-20F) each disc having an attachment for attaching a container (25) containing a liquid to be centrifuged; a disc driver positioned to engage and rotate the discs; a disc engager/disengager (26) for individually moving each of said discs into and out of contact with the disc driver; and a controller (40) for controlling which discs are engaged or disengaged from the disc driver and the amount of time each disc is centrifuged. In a preferred embodiment, the container is a card for blood typing. In another embodiment, a centrifuge includes: a,plurality of centrifuge discs each disc having an attachment for attaching a container containing a liquid to be centrifuged; a plurality of disc drivers positioned to engage and rotate the discs, wherein the rotation of discs are controlled by the plurality of disc drivers; and a controller for controlling which discs are rotated by the plurality of disc drivers and the amount of time the discs are centrifuged by individually controlling each disc driver. In a preferred embodiment, the container is a card for blood typing. An immunohematology instrument includes: a centrifuge which includes a plurality of centrifuge discs each disc having an attachment for attaching a blood typing card containing blood to be centrifuged; a disc driver positioned to engage and rotate the discs; a disc engager/disengager for individually moving each of the discs into and out of contact with the disc driver; and a controller for controlling which discs are engaged or disengaged from the disc driver and the amount of time each disc is centrifuged; an incubator; a metering apparatus; an imaging apparatus; card storage; and reagent storage.
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