CAGE RACK MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHODS
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1. A system for monitoring contaminants in a rodent containment cage rack, comprising:
- a contaminant sampling element (CSE) in effective connection with a rack component;
wherein the CSE comprises CSE identifying information;
a reader in effective connection with a rack component and configured to detect the CSE identifying information; and
one or more components coupled to the reader, which one or more components are configured to receive the CSE identifying information from the reader and which utilize the CSE identifying information to perform one or more contaminant monitoring operations.
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Abstract
Methods, devices, apparatuses and systems for monitoring the presence or absence of a contaminant and/or a contaminant sampling element, or portion thereof, in an animal rack.
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1. A system for monitoring contaminants in a rodent containment cage rack, comprising:
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a contaminant sampling element (CSE) in effective connection with a rack component;
wherein the CSE comprises CSE identifying information;a reader in effective connection with a rack component and configured to detect the CSE identifying information; and one or more components coupled to the reader, which one or more components are configured to receive the CSE identifying information from the reader and which utilize the CSE identifying information to perform one or more contaminant monitoring operations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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