Installation for treating substances, and a corresponding workstation and support for substance receptacles
First Claim
1. / An installation for treating substances, the installation being of the type comprising:
- receptacles for the substances to be treated;
a plurality of workstations for implementing treatment operations on the substances;
at least one support for at least one receptacle, which support is movable relative to the workstations; and
a system for tracing the operations to which the substances are subjected, the system comprising a unit for storing data and communication means for communicating information between the receptacles, the workstations, and the storage units to store and associate therein data relating to the substances and the workstations in which they are placed;
wherein the communications means comprise;
for each receptacle, radio-wave transmitter means to supply information identifying the substance contained in the receptacle;
for each workstation, radio-wave transmitter means to supply information identifying the workstation; and
for each support, both radio-wave receiver means to receive information transmitted by the transmitter means of the receptacles carried by the support and of the workstations in which or near which the support is located, and also at least one forwarding device for forwarding information received by the receiver means to the data storage unit.
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Abstract
This installation comprises:
for each receptacle of substance to be treated, radio-wave transmitter means for supplying information identifying the substance contained in the receptacle;
for each workstation for implementing a treatment operation on the substances, radio-wave receiver means for supply information identifying the workstation; and
for each receptacle support, both radio-wave receiver means for receiving information transmitted by the transmitter means of the receptacles and of the workstations, and at least one forwarding device for forwarding information received by the receiver means to a data storage unit. The installation is applicable to processing biological samples or materials.
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25 Claims
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1. / An installation for treating substances, the installation being of the type comprising:
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receptacles for the substances to be treated;
a plurality of workstations for implementing treatment operations on the substances;
at least one support for at least one receptacle, which support is movable relative to the workstations; and
a system for tracing the operations to which the substances are subjected, the system comprising a unit for storing data and communication means for communicating information between the receptacles, the workstations, and the storage units to store and associate therein data relating to the substances and the workstations in which they are placed;
wherein the communications means comprise;
for each receptacle, radio-wave transmitter means to supply information identifying the substance contained in the receptacle;
for each workstation, radio-wave transmitter means to supply information identifying the workstation; and
for each support, both radio-wave receiver means to receive information transmitted by the transmitter means of the receptacles carried by the support and of the workstations in which or near which the support is located, and also at least one forwarding device for forwarding information received by the receiver means to the data storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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