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A specimen container label is particularly suited for use by robotic elements to improve the tedious process of aliquoting urine samples to increase productivity and decrease costs in laboratories. The label has a substrate with top and bottom surfaces and pressure sensitive adhesive provided on the

A specimen container label is particularly suited for use by robotic elements to improve the tedious process of aliquoting urine samples to increase productivity and decrease costs in laboratories. The label has a substrate with top and bottom surfaces and pressure sensitive adhesive provided on the bottom surface to effectively secure the label to a specimen container. The substrate also includes a central enlarged, preferably circular in plan, portion, with at least one wing, typically two opposite wings, extending outwardly from the central enlarged portion, and an opening in the substrate at the central portion which allows a robotic element to handle a specimen container cover over which the substrate central portion is applied. The opening may be covered with a glassine patch, which is easily pierced by the robotic element. The label may initially be provided with a release liner of the same dimensions and configuration, and the wings may be necked down where they engage the central portion. The label substrate may be provided on a business form with other labels, typically all having the same bar code indicia on them.

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[What is claimed is:] [1.]a label substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;pressure sensitive adhesive provided over a sufficient area of said bottom surface to effectively secure said label substrate to a specimen container;said substrate including a central enlarged portion, with at lea

[What is claimed is:] [1.]a label substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface;pressure sensitive adhesive provided over a sufficient area of said bottom surface to effectively secure said label substrate to a specimen container;said substrate including a central enlarged portion, with at least one wing extending outwardly from said central enlarged portion;an opening in said substrate at said central portion which allows a robotic element to handle a specimen container cover over which said substrate central portion is applied; anda patch engaging said bottom surface of said label substrate and closing said opening in said substrate, said patch of material that may be much more readily punctured by a robotic element than said label substrate.