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Status displaying sample carriers

  • US 9,494,609 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2013
  • Issued: 11/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A carrier for use in an in vitro diagnostics environment comprising:

  • a bracket for accepting one or more patient sample tubes; and

    at least one surface of the carrier having an electronically rewritable display, the at least one surface including an opening to receive the one or more patient sample tubes,wherein the carrier automatically updates the electronically rewritable display to provide a visual indication of status information regarding the status of the one or more patient sample tubes, where the status information is displayed in addition to any barcode label affixed to the one or more patient sample tubes.

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