Cartridge for storing biosample capillary tubes and use in automated data storage systems
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C40B-060/04
G11B-005/008
A61B-010/00
G11B-023/04
B01L-009/06
A61B-005/15
G01N-035/00
G01N-035/04
출원번호
US-0151247
(2011-06-01)
등록번호
US-9286914
(2016-03-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Bates, Allen Keith
Haustein, Nils
Johnson, James William
Krause, Thorsten
Schwartz, Stephen Leonard
Topol, Anna Wanda
Troppens, Ulf
Winarski, Daniel James
출원인 / 주소
International Business Machines Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Zilka-Kotab, PC
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초록▼
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a cartridge that includes slots for storing biosample capillary tubes. The cartridge has the same form factor as data tape cartridges to allow the cartridge to be handled by the same robotic mechanisms that handle data cartridges in an automated tape library.
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a cartridge that includes slots for storing biosample capillary tubes. The cartridge has the same form factor as data tape cartridges to allow the cartridge to be handled by the same robotic mechanisms that handle data cartridges in an automated tape library. One aspect of the disclosure concerns a cartridge comprising an enclosure that includes a movable door to provide access to a tube holder in the enclosure. The tube holder includes cylindrical holes or slots for receiving capillary tubes which contain biosamples scanned and analyzed an automated tape library.
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1. A cartridge for storing capillary tubes, comprising: an enclosure including a movable door to provide access to inside the enclosure, the enclosure having the same form factor as a data tape cartridge used in an automated tape library;a holder disposed in the enclosure and having a plurality of c
1. A cartridge for storing capillary tubes, comprising: an enclosure including a movable door to provide access to inside the enclosure, the enclosure having the same form factor as a data tape cartridge used in an automated tape library;a holder disposed in the enclosure and having a plurality of cylindrical holes for receiving a plurality of said capillary tubes, the capillary tubes being configured to house biosamples that are scanned and analyzed by the automated tape library; andone or more memory modules coupled to the enclosure, each memory module being configured to store data relating to the biosamples, the capillary tubes, and the cartridge, wherein at least one of the one or more memory modules comprises a nonvolatile memory. 2. The cartridge of claim 1, wherein the cartridge is an LTO type cartridge. 3. The cartridge of claim 1, wherein diameters of the cylindrical holes are slightly larger than diameters of the capillary tubes to allow the holder to retain the capillary tubes in place when moving. 4. The cartridge of claim 1, further comprising at least two of the memory modules. 5. The cartridge of claim 4, further comprising a wireless communication interface coupled to the memory modules for sending data to and receiving data from the automated tape library. 6. The cartridge of claim 5, wherein the wireless communication interface uses radio signals for communication. 7. The cartridge of claim 6, wherein the wireless communication interface is a radio antenna selected from the group consisting of a quarter-wave antenna, a fractal antenna, and an inductor of an inductor-capacitor oscillator. 8. The cartridge of claim 1, wherein the nonvolatile memory is selected from a group consisting of electrically-eraseable programmable read-only memory, phase change memory, flash memory, NOR memory and NAND memory. 9. The cartridge of claim 1, further comprising the plurality of capillary tubes. 10. A cartridge for storing capillary tubes, comprising: an enclosure including a movable door to provide access to inside the enclosure, the enclosure having the same form factor as a data tape cartridge used in an automated tape library;a holder disposed in the enclosure and having a plurality of cylindrical holes for receiving a plurality of said capillary tubes, the capillary tubes being configured to house biosamples that are scanned and analyzed by the automated tape library; anda plurality of memory modules for storing data related to the biosamples, capillary tubes and cartridge, andwherein the memory modules comprise a nonvolatile memory selected from the group consisting of electrically-erasable programmable read-only memory, phase-change memory, flash memory, NOR memory, and NAND memory. 11. An analytical system comprising: an automated tape library;a cartridge comprising an enclosure having a holder inside the enclosure and a movable door to provide access to the holder, the enclosure having the same form factor as a data tape cartridge used in the automated tape library, the holder comprising a plurality of cylindrical holes for receiving a plurality of capillary tubes, and the capillary tubes being configured to house biosamples that are scanned and analyzed by the automated tape library; andone or more memory modules disposed in the enclosure, each memory module being configured to store data relating to the biosamples, the capillary tubes, and the cartridge, wherein at least one of the one or more memory modules comprises a nonvolatile memory. 12. The analytical system of claim 11, wherein the cartridge is an LTO type cartridge. 13. The analytical system of claim 11, wherein the one or more memory modules are configured to store data related to the biosamples, the capillary tubes and the cartridge. 14. The analytical system of claim 13, wherein the cartridge comprises a wireless communication interface coupled to the at least one memory module for sending data to and receiving data from the automated tape library. 15. The analytical system of claim 14, wherein the wireless communication interface is a radio antenna selected from the group consisting of a quarter-wave antenna, a fractal antenna, and an inductor of an inductor-capacitor oscillator. 16. The analytical system of claim 13, at least one of the one or more memory modules comprising a nonvolatile memory selected from a group consisting of electrically-eraseable programmable read-only memory, phase change memory, flash memory, NOR memory and NAND memory. 17. An analytical system comprising: a tape drive;a cartridge comprising an enclosure having a holder inside the enclosure and a movable door to provide access to the holder, the enclosure having the same form factor as a data tape cartridge used in the tape drive, the holder comprising a plurality of cylindrical holes for receiving a plurality of capillary tubes, and the capillary tubes being configured to house biosamples that are scanned and analyzed by the tape drive; andat least one memory module disposed in the enclosure, the at least one memory module comprising a nonvolatile memory selected from a group consisting of electrically-eraseable programmable read-only memory, phase change memory, flash memory, NOR memory and NAND memory. 18. The analytical system of claim 17, wherein the cartridge comprises a plurality of the memory modules, and wherein the memory modules are configured for storing data related to the biosamples, the capillary tubes and the cartridge. 19. The analytical system of claim 18, wherein the cartridge comprises a wireless communication interface coupled to the memory modules for sending data to and receiving data from the tape drive.
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