CARTRIDGE AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR TESTING A SAMPLE
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Abstract
A cartridge, an analysis system, a method and a computer program product for testing a sample, such as, environmental, food or biological sample, wherein the cartridge has two memory means that are different and/or can be read out by different methods and which correspond to the cartridge or to the batch thereof.
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43 Claims
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23. A cartridge for an analysis system for testing a sample, comprising:
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two readable memory means, each of which is readable in different manner, and two different cartridge identifiers, wherein a first of the two readable memory means is electronically readable in a wired manner and comprises a first of the two cartridge identifiers, wherein the first of the two cartridge identifiers identifies the cartridge, and wherein a second of the two readable memory means is readable wirelessly and comprises a second of the two of the cartridge identifiers, wherein the second of the two of the cartridge identifies a batch of cartridges with which the cartridge is associated. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An analysis system, comprising:
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a cartridge for testing a sample comprising two memory means that can be read out by different methods and each of which comprises a cartridge identifier, one of the cartridge identifiers identifying the cartridge or and another of cartridge identifiers identifying a batch of cartridges with which the cartridge is associated; and an analysis device comprising an operating instrument by means of which one of the memory means can be read out, and wherein the operating instrument can be at least one of physically separated or disconnected from the analysis device, from a data connection, or wirelessly connected to the analysis device. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for carrying out a test on an in particular biological sample using a cartridge that can be inserted into an analysis device for carrying out the test, comprising:
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reading out a first cartridge identifier from a first memory means of the cartridge by means of an operating instrument that can be at least one of physically separated or disconnected from the analysis device at least with respect to a data connection or that can be wirelessly connected to the analysis device, and reading out a second cartridge identifier by means of the analysis device from a second memory means of the cartridge that is different from the first memory means, one of the cartridge identifiers corresponding to the cartridge and the other corresponding to a batch of cartridges associated with the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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