Automatic blood analysis and identification system
First Claim
1. A process for analyzing one or more bodily fluids, comprising the steps of:
- placing a sample of a bodily fluid in at least one container;
placing the container in a fluid analyzing unit;
analyzing the sample to determine characteristics of the bodily fluid;
sending the determined characteristics to a printer within the fluid analyzing unit; and
printing the determined characteristics onto the container.
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Abstract
An automatic blood analysis and identification system permits patient identification and other vital information, such as blood type and Rh factor, to be automatically printed directly on a container holding a bodily fluid sample almost immediately after the sample has been drawn and analyzed. There is no manual handling of the sample between the draw and the identification. The system includes a carrier unit for holding at least one clear sample container, and a printer disposed within the unit for printing information onto the sample container. A photo-analyzer analyzes a bodily fluid sample within the sample container, and sends information to the printer which prints the information onto the sample container. The system may also be configured to utilize radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to imprint electronic data bearing the information onto a microchip implanted within the sample container.
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27 Claims
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1. A process for analyzing one or more bodily fluids, comprising the steps of:
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placing a sample of a bodily fluid in at least one container;
placing the container in a fluid analyzing unit;
analyzing the sample to determine characteristics of the bodily fluid;
sending the determined characteristics to a printer within the fluid analyzing unit; and
printing the determined characteristics onto the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A process for analyzing one or more bodily fluids, comprising the steps of:
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placing a sample of a bodily fluid in at least one transparent container;
placing the container in a fluid analyzing unit;
writing data identifying a source of the bodily fluid to the fluid analyzing unit;
analyzing the sample to determine characteristics of the bodily fluid;
sending the determined characteristics to a printer within the fluid analyzing unit; and
printing both the data identifying the source of the bodily fluid and the determined characteristics onto the container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An automatic blood analysis and identification system, comprising:
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a carrier unit;
means for holding at least one container within the unit;
a printer disposed within the unit and capable of printing information onto the at least one container; and
a photo-analyzer for analyzing a blood sample within the at least one container, and sending information to the printer for printing the information on the at least one container. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An automatic blood analysis and identification system, comprising:
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a carrier unit;
at least three slots within the unit, wherein each slot is configured to hold a transparent container having a radio frequency identification (RFID) inlet;
a printer disposed within the unit and capable of printing information onto each container within the unit; and
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a photo-analyzer for analyzing a blood sample within at least one container, determining information including blood type and Rh factor from the blood sample, and sending the information to the printer for printing the information on the at least one container. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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