Sampling System

摘要

The present invention uses a wireless memory/communication device at least on the one or more sample storage devices, preferably on both the one or more sample storage devices and the sampling holder, optionally the port on the equipment as well. Data such as that relating to the vessel, the location of the port on the vessel, the device, its manufacture date or lot number, the date of the installation, sterilization and/or taking of a sample along with the person who installed the device and/or took the sample can he read and preferably added to the wireless device when a read/write type of device as these events occur through a scanner/reader/writer device (fixed or hand held). The sample storage device in the laboratory can also then be read and recorded to track the sample storage device's life.

主权项

1. A process of tracking samples comprising the providing a vessel having an Interior for containing a liquid to be sampled, attaching a sample collecting device in a liquid tight hermetically sealed manner, the device having a sample collection holder and one or more sample collectors, the collector(s) having a selectively closed front and a fluid open, pathway to its rear portion, a conduit connected to rear portion of the device, at least one sample storage device connected to downstream portion of the conduit and a wireless memory/communication device attached to the sample storage device, sterilizing the interior of the vessel and the sample collecting device, the vessel with a liquid to be sampled, conducting a first scanning of the wireless device to determine one or more attributes of each sample storage, device, reading the one or more attributes and loading one or more trackable events onto the wireless device during the first scanning and wherein the wireless device is a read/write device.