Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cartridge for storing biosample capillary tubes and use in automated data storage systems
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Application No.: US15054053Application Date: 2016-02-25
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Publication No.: US10052634B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Allen K. Bates , Nils Haustein , James W. Johnson , Thorsten Krause , Stephen L. Schwartz , Anna W. Topol , Ulf Troppens , Daniel J. Winarski
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Zilka-Kotab, P.C.
- Main IPC: B01L9/06
- IPC: B01L9/06 ; G11B5/008 ; A61B10/00 ; G11B23/04 ; G01N35/00 ; H04B7/24 ; A61B5/15 ; G01N35/04

Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to methods of storing and using biosamples with a cartridge that includes slots for storing biosample capillary tubes. The methods include providing access to a holder inside an enclosure of the cartridge, the enclosure having a same form factor as a data tape cartridge used in an automated tape library. The holder is configured to receive a plurality of capillary tubes in the holder, the capillary tubes including one or more biosamples. Exemplary methods may also include receiving capillary tubes in the cartridge, withdrawing capillary tubes from the cartridge, scanning and/or analyzing the capillary tubes and/or biosamples. Exemplary methods may additionally or alternatively include retrieving the cartridge from a storage slot of the automated tape library, loading the cartridge onto a drive of the automated tape library, and/or receiving and/or exporting a cartridge to/from the automated tape library via a mail slot.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160178653A1 CARTRIDGE FOR STORING BIOSAMPLE CAPILLARY TUBES AND USE IN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2016-06-23
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