Cassette for use with automated specimen handling system

Details Cassette for use with automated specimen handling system Cassette for use with automated specimen handling system

1995-09-15

1997-11-25

Pyon, Harold

Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preser

Analyzer, structured indicator, or manipulative laboratory...

Sample mechanical transport means in or for automated...

422 65, 422 67, 422102, 436 43, 436 47, 436 48, G01N 3504

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ABSTRACT:
A portable specimen transporting cassette for use with an automated specimen handling system The cassette includes a body portion, an electronic programmable memory device attached to the body portion, and an electrical conductor coupled to the memory device. The body portion includes right and left opposing sidewalls, and a substantially open front face between the opposing sidewalls. A plurality of ribs compartmentalize the body portion into superimposed sections, each capable of containing a specimen. The substantially open front face permits the specimens to be inserted into and withdrawn from the cassette. The electrical conductor interfaces with the specimen handling system and permits communication between the memory device and the specimen handling system. The cassette may include two separable portions which can be separately distributed for processing of sorted specimens therein.

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