Methods and means for handling blood test specimens
Abstract
Abstract METHOD OF HANDLING BLOOD SPECIMENS IN A BLOOD TESTING ROUTINE AND APPARATUS BY WHICH THE METHOD MAY BE PRACTICED. IN THE METHOD, BLOOD PLACED IN ONE VESSEL OF A DUAL VESSEL CONTAINER IS CENTRIFUGED TO SEPARATE SERM FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BLOOD CONSTITUENTS. IDENTIFYING DATA IN THE FORM OF PHYSICAL INFORMATION IS APPLIED TO THE CONTAINER. THEREAFTER, SERUM IS DRAWN FROM THE VESSEL IN WHICH SEPARATION WAS CONDUCTED AND IS DEPOSITED IN THE OTHER VESSEL. SUBSEQUENTLY, SERUM IS WITHDRAWN FROM THAT OTHER VESSEL AND IS TESTED, THE TEST INFORMATION BEING RECORDED AND CORRELATED WITH DATA APPLIED TO THE CONTAINER. ONE FORM OF CONTAINER SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE INVENTION IS DESCRIBED TOGETHER WITH A CARROUSEL AND PUMPING AND TESTING UNITS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE COORDINATED SUCH THAT DATA IDENTIFYING THE SAMPLE IS CORRELATED WITH SUCCESSIVELY CONDUCTED TESTS IN A MEANS FOR RECORDING THAT INFORMATION IN COMPOSITE FORM.
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- 👤 Robert R Young
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