Products and methods directed to, but not limited to, a sample collection device, a sample collection booklet and a sample collection kit for collection of blood or other bodily fluids, and analytical workflows, protocols, databases and other applications for collecting, sorting, classifying and saving and retrieving information on the subject and characterizations regarding the blood or other bodily fluids of the subject.

A sample holder includes a first member featuring a first retaining mechanism configured to retain a first substrate that includes a sample, a second member featuring a second retaining mechanism configured to retain a second substrate that includes a reagent medium, and an alignment mechanism connected to at least one of the first and second members, and configured to align the first and second members such that the sample contacts at least a portion of the reagent medium when the first and second members are aligned.

This disclosure describes a slide comprising a substrate, a WISP, and a temperature sensor, wherein the slide is capable of communicating with an external communications device via the WISP. In some implementations, the WISP comprises an antenna, an integrated circuit, and a memory unit, that are powered wirelessly by an external device, such that it is capable of measuring, logging, and communicating data. The data, such as time and temperature, may be collected via sensors connected to the WISP. In some implementations, the WISP and temperature sensor are embedded in the substrate to prevent direct contact with mounted specimens. In some implementations the slide further comprises displayed content. In some implementations, the displayed content is linked to a database of information. The various implementations of this invention may describe a slide utilizing any number of the features described above in any combination.

An analysis system and a method for testing a biological sample, wherein an operating instrument is provided which preferably can be separated from an analysis device with respect to a data connection and/or wirelessly connected to the analysis device.

A computer program product is provided. The computer program product includes processor executable code for an integration tracking engine. The processor executable code is stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor executable code is executed by a processor to cause the integration tracking engine to receive a scan of a code on a vial containing a sample. The code at least identifying a user profile associated to the sample and the vial. The integration tracking engine also automatically assigns a position for the vial within a plate map for a plate well, provides the position through a user interface to guide placement of the vial within the plate well, and associates sample data corresponding to the vial and the position within the plate well to a user profile to enable continuous tacking of the sample.

According to one or more embodiments, a computer program product is provided. The computer program product includes processor executable code for an integration tracking engine. The processor executable code is stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor executable code is executed by at least one processor to cause the integration tracking engine to detect and scan a bar or quick response (QR) code corresponding to a user profile, load an order for the user profile; generate and present at least one user interface instructing a collecting of a sample within a vial of a test kit and scanning of a bar or QR code of the vial once filled with the sample, and associate the vial with the order, the user profile, and the vial.

A computer program product is provided. The computer program product includes processor executable code for an integration tracking engine that registers vials to record an identity of a user handling the vials and automatically records an identity of a second user in response to receiving corresponding scans of the vials during packaging of the vials into a shipping parcel. The integration tracking engine also automatically records an identity of a third user in response to receiving corresponding scans of the vials during an unpacking of the vials into from the shipping parcel into a plate well and an identity of a forth user in response to receiving corresponding scans of the vials during testing of the samples in the vials. The recording of the identities of the first and second users establishes and progresses a chain of custody for the vials.

A computer program product is provided. The computer program product includes processor executable code for an integration tracking engine. The processor executable code is stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor executable code is executed by at least one processor to cause the integration tracking engine to determine whether a user had a positive test with respect to an order, provide notifications to the user indicating that a test was positive when the integration tracking engine determines that the user had the positive test with respect to the order, send an alert to a back-end system to cause a contact tracing operation with respect to the user, and trigger a perimeter management flagging the user as unable to enter facilities.

A system includes sample containers and a computing system. The sample containers include one or more data storage media configured to store sample information relating to the respective sample contained in each sample container. The sample information include data indicating a sample type, an intended use of the sample contained within the respective sample container, and a sample collection time. The computing system is configured to receive the sample information from the sample containers and determine, based on the sample information, an action for increasing a likelihood that one or more applicable samples of the plurality of samples will be viable for the intended uses of the applicable samples. The computing system is further configured to perform the action.

The disclosure relates to a package for an assay kit, comprising an insert that provides for convenient, e.g. one step, scanning of reagent and other assay kit information from assay kit reagent containers that are disposed within the insert. The disclosure also describes methods of preparing such an insert and of assembling the assay kit.