Tube opening and closing device and dispensing system including same

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a tube opening and closing device capable of opening and closing a lid of a tube and comprising a container, a lid coupled to the container so asto enable the container to be blocked, and a joint part for connecting the container and a first side of the lid comprises: a tube supporting rack having a plurality of openings formed on one surfacethereof, wherein the containers of the tubes can be inserted into each of the plurality of openings; an opening and closing part positioned at an upper part of the tube supporting rack, rotating around a first rotary shaft and having a coupling groove in which a second side of the lid, which faces the first side of the tube, can be accommodated; and a driving part for rotating the opening and closing part, wherein the lid can be opened and closed with respect to the container through the rotation of the opening and closing part.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a pipe opening and closing device and a dispensing system comprising the device. Background technique [0002] In order to analyze blood, sputum, biopsy tissue, cell culture fluid and other subjects through nucleic acid separation and purification, gene amplification, base sequence analysis, immunofluorescence and other methods, it is necessary to put the test liquid in the tube (hereinafter referred to as "sample") is supplied to a well plate or the like for analysis. [0003] At this time, the worker puts the sample taken from the patient or the like into the tube, caps it, seals it, and stores it. Afterwards, in order to analyze the sample in the tube containing the sample, it is necessary to transfer the sample stored in the tube to the well of the well plate again using a pipette device or the like. [0004] However, during the process of separating the caps of the tubes, the workers may touch the tubes to cause contamin...

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[0004] However, during the separation process of the cover of the tube, the operator may touch the tube and cause the sample in the tube to be contaminated, and the operator may also drop the tube to the ground during the process of separating the cover of the tube.

Also, the process of reinserting tubes that have been separated from the board can also confuse the position of the tubes

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