| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to a cartridge for receiving a sample, comprising a housing, a lid capable of hermetically closing the housing and a tampered-proof system, coupled to the cartridge, to indicate to a user whether the lid has been removed from the housing, thereby allowing the user to determine if the sample has been potentially contaminated. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for storing samples, the apparatus comprising a housing, a sample receiving means provided inside the housing a sample handling device for automatically inserting and removing the samples from the sample receiving means and a user interface coupled to a control unit for controlling the sample handling device. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for automatically sampling a sample.</p> |
