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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
GE Healthcare Uk Limited, Little Chalfont, GB;
Jeffrey Kenneth Horton, Cardiff, GB;
Peter James Tatnell, Cardiff, GB;
Samantha Jane Ogden, Cardiff, GB;
Michael John Smith, Cardiff, GB;
Leonard J. Goren, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Steven Pepe, Trevose, PA (US);
Samit Langar, Bangalore, IN;
Vincent Francis Pizzi, Millis, MA (US);
Craig Robinson, Westborough, MA (US);
GE HEALTHCARE UK LIMITED, Little Chalfont, GB;
Abstract
There is disclosed a biometric device (), comprising a solid support () suitable for receiving biological material (S) and for dry storing that material at room temperature the device further comprising a circuit () including means for two way radio frequency communication and including writable data storage. Also disclosed is a processing method for such biometric devices, the method including the steps of: a) identifying said device by means of RF communication; b) extracting at least a portion of the biological material from the solid support of the identified device; c) analyzing the extracted biological material to obtain biometric data indicative of the biological material; and d) writing said biometric data to the data storage of the biometric device.