IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0249819
(2008-10-10)
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등록번호 |
US-8459462
(2013-06-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Lavi, Leroy Sina
- Ruijs, Erwin Nicolaas Marinus Petrus
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
29 |
초록
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Methods and apparatuses for efficient sorting of specimen include specimen containers, such as vials, positioned in container carriers, such as pucks. The specimen containers contain a specimen that is to be processed through, for example, one or more tests. The specimen containers contain an identi
Methods and apparatuses for efficient sorting of specimen include specimen containers, such as vials, positioned in container carriers, such as pucks. The specimen containers contain a specimen that is to be processed through, for example, one or more tests. The specimen containers contain an identifier for the specimen and the container carriers include an identifier, such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The identifier of the specimen is associated with the identifier of the container carrier. The container carriers with the specimen containers are then sorted based on the identifier of the container carrier according to the desired processing of the specimen containers.
대표청구항
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1. A method, comprising: binding an identity of a specimen container to an identity of a container carrier carrying the specimen container, wherein an identity of each container carrier is bound to an identity of an individual specimen container in a one-to-one relationship;conveying the container c
1. A method, comprising: binding an identity of a specimen container to an identity of a container carrier carrying the specimen container, wherein an identity of each container carrier is bound to an identity of an individual specimen container in a one-to-one relationship;conveying the container carrier with the specimen container along a path;detecting a position of the container carrier on the path; andsorting the specimen container based on the detection of the container carrier using the bound identities. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the binding electronically matches the identity of the specimen container and the identity of the container carrier. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of specimen containers are conveyed and sorted. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the specimen container includes a specimen therein for processing. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the specimen is a biological fluid or a biological tissue. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the processing comprises performing one or more tests on the specimen. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the binding comprises: associating an identifier of the specimen container with an identifier of the container carrier in a computer system. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the identifier of the specimen container comprises a bar code. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the identifier of the container carrier comprises a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the RFID tag is attached to a body of the container carrier. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the detecting a position of the container carrier includes detecting the RFID tag of the container carrier by an RFID reader. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the conveying comprises: sliding the container carrier along a track. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the conveying further comprises: transporting the container carrier on a conveyor belt. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the conveying comprises: transporting the container carrier on a conveyor belt. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the conveying comprises: transporting the container carrier on a series of powered rollers. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the sorting the specimen container comprises: directing the container carrier based on a temperature zone requirement for the specimen. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the sorting the specimen container further comprises: directing the container carrier based on processing to be performed on the specimen. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the sorting the specimen container comprises: directing the container carrier based on processing to be performed on the specimen. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the directing the container carrier comprises: actuating a plunger to direct the container carrier from the path to a sorted strip. 20. The method of claim 1, further comprising: physically coupling a container carrier to a specimen container. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the physically coupling is performed manually. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein the physically coupling is performed in an automated manner. 23. A method, comprising: binding an identity of a specimen container to an identity of a container carrier carrying the specimen container by associating an identifier of the specimen container with an identifier of the container carrier in a computer system, wherein the identifier of the container carrier is a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, wherein an identity of each container carrier is bound to an identity of an individual specimen container in a one-to-one relationship;conveying the container carrier with the specimen container along a path by transporting the container carrier on a conveyor belt;detecting a position of the container carrier on the path by detecting the RFID tag of the container carrier by an RFID reader; andsorting the specimen container based on the detection of the container carrier according to processing to be performed on the specimen by actuating a plunger to direct the container carrier from the path to a corresponding sorted strip. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein a plurality of specimen containers are conveyed and sorted. 25. The method of claim 23, further comprising: physically coupling a container carrier to a specimen container.
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