Improved method and apparatus for inventorying laboratory specimens
CA 2242484 C · Owner: Telgenhoff, Richard M. · Inventors: Telgenhoff, Richard M.; Nahey, Brian L.; Beavers, Steven P.
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The new method is for inventorying frozen laboratory specimens (25) used in a hospital or research center. The method includes placing a specimen (25) at a primary location in a freezer (11), i.e. behind a particular freezer door (15), selecting an "identifier" (55) unique to that specimen (25) and displaying a symbol representing the primary location. More typically both, the storage system and the number of specimens (25) are quite large and progressively-more-specific secondary tertiary and even sub-tertiary locations will also be displayed. A secondary location may be a rack (19) behind the door (15) and a tertiary location may be a box (21) on the rack (19). Removing the specimen (25) …
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- Filed December 23, 1996 and granted March 12, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 23, 2016.
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