Handling of sample tubes comprising geometric tube data

摘要

A method for handling a sample tube containing a biological sample is presented. A tube label can be attached to the sample tube. The tube label can carry tube data. The tube data can comprise at least geometric tube data descriptive of at least one geometric property of the sample tube. At least the geometric tube data can be read from the tube label by a reader device. At least the geometric tube data from the reader device can be transmitted to a processing device. The processing device for handling the sample tube can be controlled in accordance with the at least one geometric property described by the read geometric data.

主权项

1. A system for processing sample tubes, the sample tubes containing biological samples, each of the sample tubes having a tube label attached, the tube label carrying tube data, the tube data comprising at least geometric tube data being descriptive of at least one internal geometric property of the sample tube, the system comprising:
a reader device for reading and transmitting the at least the geometric tube data from the tube labels; a processing device for handling the sample tubes; and a controller for receiving the transmitted geometric tube data from the reader device and controlling the processing device based on the transmitted geometric data.