DxC Integrated Workstation In-Lab Training Manual
Page 7 of 101
Rev. A (June 2014)
Beckman Coulter Professional Development
The following table identifies some components used during sample processing.
Diagram of an overhead view of the inside of the UCTA and the back of the DxI
Component
Function
UCTA Bar Code Reader
Sample requirements identified
UCTA Sample Carousel
Sample racks are delivered here for processing
Left and Right UCTA
Piercer Probe and Aliquot
Probe assemblies
Piercer probes pierce caps of closed sample
containers
Aliquot probes aspirate an aliquot of sample and
dispense the aliquot into a sample vessel (SV)
UCTA SV Shuttle
Holds SVs when sample is being dispensed and
transfers the SVs to the UCTA Pick and Place
UCTA SV Nest
Holds empty SVs for delivery to UCTA SV
Shuttle for sample addition
Holds SVs containing sample for delivery to
UCTA Transfer Shuttle.
UCTA Pick and Place
Transfers SVs between the UCTA SV Shuttle,
UCTA SV Nest, and the UCTA Transfer Shuttle
UCTA Transfer Shuttle
Transports SVs between the DxI and the UCTA
DxI Pick and Place
Transports SVs between the UCTA Transfer Shuttle
and the DxI sample storage
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