Abstract: A method for placing a receptacle in a device for sampling liquid is described. It utilizes a device for sampling a liquid present in the receptacle, enabling the method of placing said receptacle to be applied. This method includes placing the receptacle, such as a bottle, having an opening and containing a liquid of interest, in a device for sampling the liquid. The sampling device having a sampling needle. The method further includes a linear movement of the receptacle and a simultaneous pivoting movement of the needle, during which movements the free end of said needle is moved between a terminal position outside said receptacle and a terminal position inside it. The longitudinal axis of the needle and the perpendicular plane of the opening forming a substantially constant intersection during the placing of the receptacle. The preferred industrial application of the invention is to the field of in vitro diagnosis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for placing a receptacle in a device for sampling liquid It also consists of a device for sampling a liquid present in the receptacle, enabling the method of placing said receptacle to be applied. This method consists in placing the receptacle, such as a bottle, having an opening and containing a liquid of interest, in a device for sampling the liquid, the sampling device essentially consisting of a sampling needle, the method consisting in a linear movement of the receptacle and a simultaneous pivoting movement of the needle, during which movements the free end of said needle is moved between a terminal position outside said receptacle and a terminal position inside it, the longitudinal axis of the needle and the perpendicular plane of the opening forming a substantially constant intersection during the placing of the receptacle. The preferred industrial application of the invention is to the field of in vitro diagnosis.