Tube verifier
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1. A tube connector, comprising:
- an end face comprising at least two spectrally distinct reflective regions; and
an RFID tag encoding data selected from;
type of said tube connector, class and/or model of said tube connector, preferred mode of operation of said tube connector, and combinations thereof;
wherein said at least two spectrally distinct reflective regions are configured to reflect an incident light, having a first wavelength, at two different wavelengths; and
wherein said at least two spectrally distinct reflective regions are arranged such that a tube connection system of a fluid analyzer can identify recurring changes of reflectivity from said at least two spectrally distinct reflective regions, during the revolving of said tube connector relative to said tube connection system;
the revolving occurring during connection of said tube connector to said tube connection system.
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Abstract
There is provided a tube connector for connecting between a fluid sampling tube and a fluid analyzer, the tube connector includes an end face adapted to identify the tube connector, said end face comprising a reflecting surface having one or more reflective regions adapted to reflect light at a predetermined range of wavelengths.
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1. A tube connector, comprising:
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an end face comprising at least two spectrally distinct reflective regions; and an RFID tag encoding data selected from;
type of said tube connector, class and/or model of said tube connector, preferred mode of operation of said tube connector, and combinations thereof;wherein said at least two spectrally distinct reflective regions are configured to reflect an incident light, having a first wavelength, at two different wavelengths; and wherein said at least two spectrally distinct reflective regions are arranged such that a tube connection system of a fluid analyzer can identify recurring changes of reflectivity from said at least two spectrally distinct reflective regions, during the revolving of said tube connector relative to said tube connection system;
the revolving occurring during connection of said tube connector to said tube connection system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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