An analysis system includes: an analyzer that performs an analysis using polymer filled in a polymer cartridge, acquires attribute information on the polymer cartridge, and transmits the attribute information to the outside; and a server that acquires the attribute information on the polymer cartridge transmitted from the analyzer, collates the attribute information with attribute information stored in a database, and transmits to the analyzer a determination result obtained by determining whether or not the polymer cartridge in which polymer corresponding to the collated attribute information has been filled already is proper as an object to be set on the analyzer.

The present invention provides a disposable ultra-filtration system comprising a disposable pipetting tip and a disposable ultra-filtration cartridge, wherein the cartridge includes a membrane filtration chamber and a dead-end channel. In use, a piston in the pipette pressurizes air within the channel; the pressurized air can subsequently move the piston and cause a reverse flow back through the membrane of the cartridge, unplugging the pores thereof. Also disclosed is an automated workstation incorporating the disposable ultra-filtration system, and a system comprising the automated workstation, useful for measuring the free therapeutic drug concentration and free hormone concentration in a sample.

Conventional laboratory tests require calibration before each test. This results in the need for a reagent for calibration before each test. Additionally, calibration takes a long time, and the total TAT (Turn Around Time) of a testing system increases. The testing system thus suffers from the difficulty of improving the testing efficiency. This invention, which has been made to solve the problem, provides a testing element for performing a laboratory test, wherein the testing element includes an information recording section at the surface of and/or inside the testing element, and the information recording section stores information on a characteristic of the testing element.

The disclosure relates to a method and a system for automated handling of a pipette. The system may include an identifying device for identifying the pipette, a robot being configured to perform a handling operation on the pipette, and a control unit. The control unit may be configured to obtain data related to the pipette from a database. The control unit may also be configured to obtain data from one or more of the identifying device and the robot.

According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzing apparatus includes an adapter, an input unit, a reagent storage, and a transfer mechanism. The adapter attachable to a reagent container. The input unit receives an adapter-attached reagent container, the adapter-attached reagent container being the reagent container to which the adapter is attached. The reagent storage stores the adapter-attached reagent container. The transfer mechanism transfers the adapter-attached reagent container from the input unit to the reagent storage using the adapter.

A sample-containing device configured to be placed into a sample processing instrument for performing a process on a sample contained in the device includes redundant identification features, such as machine-readable tags. A first machine-readable information tag is read before the device is placed in the instrument, and a second machine-readable information tag is read after the device is in the instrument. Information read from the two tags is compared to determine if there is proper correspondence between the information read from the tags to ensure that the correct sample processing device was placed in the instrument.

An analyzer for analysis of a biological sample prepared by a pre-analytical system and a method of operating an analyzer that receives biological samples for processing. The analyzer is automated and has a housing in which the biological samples are processed for analysis. The analyzer has an inventory control system for consumables used in the analyzer. The consumables are stored on and below a processing deck in the analyzer. The inventory control system can include racks for selectively storing consumables below deck, machine-readable labels on the processing deck for managing consumables thereon, and a support plate for the sample processing plates that manage waste from the processing plates. The analyzer includes an inventory robot disposed in the housing that includes an inventory scanner and an end-effector that is configured to handle a variety of consumables and is used for calibration.

An apparatus and a method for indicating a reagent status in a reagent bottle in a tissue processor and a tissue processor are provided. The apparatus includes a detector, a controller, and an indicator. The detector is configured to detect the reagent status. The controller is configured to generate a control signal based on the reagent status. The indicator is configured to generate a signal for indicating the reagent status based on the control signal. The apparatus may intuitively indicate the reagent status for an operator, such that the operator may replace the reagent timely and accurately, avoiding reagent replacement error.

A system for performing a molecular analysis workflow includes a reaction holder or a reaction substrate, such as a multi-well reaction plate, with a reaction holder/substrate RFID tag, and/or a reagent container with a reagent container RFID tag, and an instrument and/or device that includes an RFID reader/writer operable to read and/or write information to and from the reaction holder/substrate RFID tag and/or the reagent container RFID tag. The reaction holder/substrate RFID tag and the reagent container RFID tag can be utilized separately or together to send and receive and store information, for example, for a workflow of a molecular analysis, such as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

The present invention provides improved methods, facilities and systems for parallel processing of biological cellular samples in an efficient and scalable manner. The invention enables parallel processing of biological cellular samples, such as patient samples, in a space and time efficient fashion. The methods, facilities and systems of the invention find particular utility in processing patient samples for use in cell therapy.