A portable temperature-controlled container for receiving and housing one or more handheld carriers, each handheld carrier configured to transfer samples to and from a temperature-controlled storage environment, the handheld carrier including a handle and a tray portion, the tray portion configured to be slid into a port of a rack or tower provided in the temperature-controlled storage environment in order to withdraw a sample located in the port, the portable temperature-controlled container including a housing having an opening forming an internal cavity configured to receive one or more handheld carriers, and a lid configured to substantially close the opening, where the housing includes a recess configured to receive the handle of the handheld carrier such that closing of the lid substantially seals the internal cavity when the one or more handheld carriers are placed in the housing.

A diagnostic and treatment assembly, configured to diagnose and treat cellular disease. The diagnostic and treatment assembly has a radio wave generator communicatively coupled to a carrier modulator and a radio wave amplifier. An impedance matching system is electrically coupled to the radio wave amplifier. A reflected wave sensor is electrically coupled to the impedance matching system. A radiator applicator is electrically coupled to the reflected wave sensor. A vector impedance analyzer is electrically coupled to the radio wave amplifier. An information collector data network is electrically coupled to the vector impedance analyzer. A data logger is communicatively coupled to the carrier modulator, the vector impedance analyzer, and the reflected wave sensor. The diagnostic and treatment assembly operates in a low-power mode to diagnose a cellular disease and in a high-power mode to treat the cellular disease.

A microfluidic system includes a microfluidic cartridge and a detector assembly. The microfluidic cartridge includes a first and second side and at least one flow channel and an inlet to flow channel(s) for feeding a liquid sample, the flow channel(s) includes a plurality of first optical detection sites. The detector assembly includes a slot. The detector assembly and the microfluidic cartridge are constructed such that when the microfluidic cartridge is inserted to a first predetermined position into the slot, one of the first optical detection sites of the microfluidic cartridge is positioned in the beam path of the first light source, and when the cartridge is inserted to a second predetermined position into the slot, another one of the first optical detection sites of the microfluidic cartridge is positioned in the beam path of the first light source.

Disclosed is a specimen analyzer for analyzing an analyte in a specimen, the specimen analyzer including: a measurement unit including a plurality of first sample preparation parts each configured to prepare a first measurement sample on the basis of the specimen and a first reagent, a second sample preparation part configured to prepare a second measurement sample on the basis of the specimen and a second reagent, and an optical detection part configured to obtain a first optical signal from the first measurement sample and obtain a second optical signal from the second measurement sample; and an analysis unit configured to analyze first data that corresponds to the first optical signal and second data that corresponds to the second optical signal, wherein the analysis unit executes analysis of a first measurement item with respect to the first measurement sample, through a first analysis operation of processing the first data according to an artificial intelligence algorithm, executes analysis of a second measurement item with respect to the first measurement sample, through at least one of the first analysis operation and a second analysis operation of processing a first representative value, of the first data, that corresponds to a feature of the analyte, and executes analysis with respect to the second measurement sample, through a third analysis operation of processing a second representative value, of the second data, that corresponds to a feature of the analyte.

Method and associated system for reading machine-readable labels on a plurality of sample receptacles held by a sample rack. In the method, a machine-readable label associated each of the plurality of sample receptacles is read with a first label reader when the rack is at a first location. The sample rack is then moved from the first location to a second location, where a rack identifier on the sample rack is sensed with a sensor separate from the first label reader. Finally, the rack identifier is associated with the machine-readable labels of the plurality of sample receptacles.

A diagnostic and treatment assembly, configured to diagnose and treat cellular disease. The diagnostic and treatment assembly has a radio wave generator communicatively coupled to a carrier modulator and a radio wave amplifier. An impedance matching system is electrically coupled to the radio wave amplifier. A reflected wave sensor is electrically coupled to the impedance matching system. A radiator applicator is electrically coupled to the reflected wave sensor. A vector impedance analyzer is electrically coupled to the radio wave amplifier. An information collector data network is electrically coupled to the vector impedance analyzer. A data logger is communicatively coupled to the carrier modulator, the vector impedance analyzer, and the reflected wave sensor. The diagnostic and treatment assembly operates in a low-power mode to diagnose a cellular disease and in a high-power mode to treat the cellular disease.

A column device for an automatic analyser. The automatic analyzer comprises a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) module. The HPLC module comprises a fixation device configured to automatically fix and release a chromatographic column. The column device comprises a column jacket and a capillary. The capillary comprises predetermined dimensions and is disposed within the column jacket. The column device is configured to be installed at the HPLC module using the fixation device. Further, an automatic analyzer is disclosed.

The present invention provides devices and systems for use at the point of care. The methods devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device are modular to allow for flexibility and robustness of use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical applications.

The present invention relates to methods, devices and systems for associating assay information with an assay consumable used in a biological assay. Provided are assay systems and associated consumables, wherein the assay system includes a reader adapted to read/erase/write information from/to an assay consumable identifier associated with the assay consumable. Various types of assay information are described, as well as methods of using such information in the conduct of an assay by an assay system.

A method to store sample tubes in a laboratory storage and retrieval system is presented. The laboratory storage and retrieval system comprises a storage section, a database comprising a sample tube inventory of the storage section, a control device, and at least one sample tube transport system. The storage section comprises at least two storage subsections. In a first step of the method, the control device identifies at least two sample tubes with at least one substantially identical sample tube attribute and distributed over the at least two storage subsections. In a second step of the method, the at least one sample tube transport system consolidates the at least two sample tubes in at least one storage subsection, wherein the control device further determines in which of the at least two storage subsections the identified sample tubes are consolidated.