APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A LABORATORY SAMPLE, LABORATORY AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PIPETTING A LABORATORY SAMPLE

摘要

An apparatus for processing a laboratory sample contained in a laboratory sample container is presented. The apparatus comprises an optical sensing unit for sensing a transmittance at different vertical positions through the laboratory sample container and a tip sensing unit having a tip. The tip sensing unit is adapted to provide a tip sensing signal (tLDS) depending on a position of the tip relative to the sample. The apparatus also comprises a process control unit adapted to control the processing of the laboratory sample in response to the transmittance and the tip sensing signal (tLDS) provided by the tip sensing unit.