Handling of sample tubes comprising geometric tube data

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PATENT NO 9855556
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15296300

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A method for handling a sample tube containing a biological sample is presented. A tube label can be attached to the sample tube. The tube label can carry tube data. The tube data can comprise at least geometric tube data descriptive of at least one geometric property of the sample tube. At least the geometric tube data can be read from the tube label by a reader device. At least the geometric tube data from the reader device can be transmitted to a processing device. The processing device for handling the sample tube can be controlled in accordance with the at least one geometric property described by the read geometric data.

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  • ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.

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Furrer, Frederic Horw, CH 11 125

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