Method for holding a sample container

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G01N 35/04 (2006.01) B01L 9/00 (2006.01) B01L 9/06 (2006.01) B65G 47/90 (2006.01) G01N 35/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2163796

A sample container holder (18) is provided for gripping a sample container (34) which contains a sample. The sam- ple container holder (18) comprises a body (42) having a bore (60) for receiving a sample container (34). A flexible element (82) is disposed within the bore (60). A fluid passage is operatively connected with the flexible element (82) for supplying a fluid to the flexible element (82) such that, when the sample container (34) is received in the bore (60) in the body (42) of the sample container holder (18), the flexible element (82) engages the sample container (34) with a conforming, cushing com- pression of sufficient magnitude to resist removal of the container (34) from the bore (60). A method of holding a con- tainer with a container holder is also pro- vided comprising the following steps. The container is received within a bore on the container holder, and a fluid is conveyed through a fluid passage operatively con- nected with a flexible element within the bore such that the flexible element engages the container to retain the container within the bore.

Support (18) destiné à serrer un récipient (34) renfermant un échantillon. Le support (18) comporte un corps (42) muni d'une concavité (60) destinée à recevoir le récipient (34). Un élément souple (82) est placé à l'intérieur de la concavité (60). Un passage pour fluide est relié activement à l'élément souple (82) et sert à alimenter celui-ci en fluide de telle sorte que, lorsque le récipient (34) est reçu dans ladite concavité (60), ledit élément souple (82) vient au contact du récipient (34) en épousant sa forme et en lui imprimant, à la manière d'un tampon, une pression suffisante pour s'opposer à l'extraction du récipient (34) de la concavité (60). On a également prévu un procédé de maintien d'un récipient à l'aide d'un support pour récipient. Selon le procédé, le récipient est reçu à l'intérieur d'une concavité prévue dans le support, et un fluide s'écoule dans un passage prévu à cet effet et relié activement à un élément souple placé à l'intérieur de la concavité, de manière que l'élément souple vienne au contact du récipient et qu'il retienne ce dernier à l'intérieur de la concavité.

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