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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2009
Joachim Lackner, Mettmenstettem, CH;
Ueli Stettler, Cham, CH;
Joachim Lackner, Mettmenstettem, CH;
Ueli Stettler, Cham, CH;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A laboratory storage and retrieval system and a method to handle laboratory sample tubes are disclosed. The laboratory storage and retrieval system for storing sample tubes and retrieving stored sample tubes comprises a rack handler section () and a storage section (), the rack handler section () comprising a transport system and a determination unit, wherein the transport system receives and transports incoming primary racks (PR) containing sample tubes (S) to the determination unit for determining at least one given parameter of the sample tubes (S) relating to predetermined sort criteria in order to have the transport system unload the sample tubes from the analysed primary rack (PR) and resort the unloaded sample tubes into appropriate storage racks (SR) depending on the determined sample tubes' sort criteria parameter for storage in the storage section () in the storage racks.