Sample carrier device incorporating radio frequency identification, and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus for associating information with a biological reagent carrier, the apparatus comprising:
- a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent; and
at least one non-silicon radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising a memory and an RFID antenna, and being coupled to the carrier.
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Abstract
An apparatus for associating information with a carrier and/or at least one biological reagent is provided. The apparatus can include a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent and at least one non-silicon Radio Frequency Identification Tag (RFID). The RFID tag can comprise information in the form of an information pointer that can be resolved by an information pointer resolution device. The information pointer and/or resolution device can be used to access a remote system. The carrier can be configured, for example, as a microfluidic processing device or a multi-well plate. Methods and systems using the apparatus are also provided.
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48 Claims
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1. An apparatus for associating information with a biological reagent carrier, the apparatus comprising:
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a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent; and
at least one non-silicon radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising a memory and an RFID antenna, and being coupled to the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for associating information with a biological reagent carrier, the apparatus comprising:
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a carrier for retaining at least one biological reagent; and
at least one write-once information media, wherein the at least one write-once information media is coupled to the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for associating information with a biological reagent carrier, the system comprising:
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a carrier adapted to retain a biological reagent;
an RFID tag coupled to the carrier and operable to be read by an RFID reader, wherein the RFID tag comprises identification information; and
an information pointer resolution device is adapted to reference information pertaining to the RFID tag, wherein the information is not resident on the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for associating information with a biological reagent carrier, the apparatus comprising:
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a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent; and
at least one RFID tag coupled to the carrier, wherein each RFID tag of the at least one RFID tag comprises an RFID antenna and a memory, wherein the memory comprises information stored or referenced in the form of a log detailing a chronicle of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for associating information with a carrier, the method comprising:
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providing a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent, the carrier being coupled to a non-silicon RFID tag, wherein the non-silicon RFID tag is operable to be read by an RFID reader; and
receiving, from the non-silicon RFID tag, identification information associated with the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for associating information with a carrier, the method comprising:
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providing a carrier adapted to retain at least one biological reagent, the carrier being coupled to an RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is operable to be read by an RFID reader;
receiving, from the RFID tag, an information pointer; and
resolving the information pointer into information associated with the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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