Laboratory device for processing of patient samples and method of operating a laboratory device for processing of patient samples

Laboratory device for processing of patient samples

• comprising
• a portable scanning unit (OSC), operable to scan a code (OC) of a consumable container (CO) and furthermore operable to provide a data signal (DS) indicating said code (CO),
• multiple container slots (SL), each of said container slots (SL) operable to hold a respective consumable container (CO) and furthermore each of said container slots (SL) comprising a respective associated sensor (SE),
• wherein each container slot (SL) is associated with a specific consumable type,
• and wherein each sensor (SE) is operable to provide a respective sensor signal (SI) indicating a potential presence of a respective container (CO) in the container slot (SL) associated to the sensor (SE), furthermore comprising a processing unit (PU) that is operable
• to determine a scanned consumable type based on said code (OC)
• and furthermore to determine, based on said scanned consumable type and said sensor signals (SI), whether said scanned consumable type matches a specific consumable type associated with that container slot (SL2), into which a consumable container (COB) has been lastly placed.