Centrifuge with a plurality of individual centrifuge devices

摘要

PCT No. PCT/GB96/02748 Sec. 371 Date May 8, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date May 8, 1998 PCT Filed Nov. 8, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/18022 PCT Pub. Date May 22, 1997A centrifuge apparatus for use in the analysis of laboratory samples. The centrifuge apparatus includes a plurality of individual centrifuge devices and a robotic loading and/or unloading device. Each of the centrifuge devices may be loaded and unloaded without affecting the operation of the other centrifuge devices. The centrifuge devices include a plurality of rotors that are spaced apart and translated along a predetermined path. The rotors are rotatably mounted with respect to the predetermined path and the rotational planes of the rotors extend substantially at right angles to the predetermined path.