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System and method for tracking and managing transportation of specimens

  • US 20060200391A1
  • Filed: 03/06/2006
  • Published: 09/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for tracking a specimen having identification information originating at a first location for processing at a second location comprising:

  • a computer readable medium;

    status information stored in said computer readable medium associated with said specimen;

    first location information stored in said computer readable medium;

    second location information stored in said computer readable medium;

    progress information representing the progress of the processing of said specimen stored in said computer readable medium; and

    , a set of computer readable instructions embodied in said computer readable instructions for receiving specimen identification information associated with a specimen origination from said first location, associating said specimen identification with said first location information so that the origination of said specimen is know, receiving progress information representing that said specimen has been picked up from said first location, updating said status information representing that said specimen has been picked up from said first location, receiving progress information representing that said specimen has been delivered to said second location, associating said second location information with said specimen identification information, and updating said status information representing that said specimen has been delivered to said second location so that the physical location of the specimen can be tracked during the processing of the specimen.

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