Cassette, workstation and method for marking containers containing a liquid
AssigneeTerumo BCT, Inc.
InventorsRoland Biset, Francois Bidet
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a cassette (1) provided as a cover of an accommodation section of a container (3) which can be filled with a liquid separable into individual components by means of a centrifuge, having: a plurality of containers (3, 5, 7) where a central container (3) is fixedly arranged at the cassette (1) and said central container (3) is connected to at least one outer container (5, 7) through interruptible connection means (15, 17, 11), and a data storage device (19) arranged on the cassette (1) or on the central container (3). Furthermore, the invention pertains to a workstation for marking containers (5, 7) containing a liquid and a corresponding method.
Claims10
A workstation for marking containers (5, 7) containing a liquid, comprising:
- a connection surface (103) accommodating a replaceable cassette (1), the connection surface (103) including an RFID reading apparatus for detecting the data of the RFID tag integrated into the cassette (I),
- at least two trays (107a, 107b) for depositing respectively one outer container (5, 7) containing a liquid, wherein, to each tray, a second data detection device (107a, 107b) is assigned in order to detect data of the respectively outer container (5, 7) and
- a data processing device for processing the data detected by the RFID reading apparatus and the second data detection devices (107a, 107b), wherein,
- to each tray, a marking device (109a, 109b) for marking the respectively outer container (5, 7) is assigned, which is designed for marking a medium (111a, 111b) with data.
A method for marking containers filled with a liquid, comprising the following steps:
- a) insertion of a cassette provided with an RFID tag being integrated into the cassette (1) into a connection surface (103) of a workstation;
- b) detection of the data stored in the data storage device (19) by means of a data detection device;
- c) depositing at least two containers (5, 7, 9) connected, through a connection means (15, 17, 11), to a central container (3) provided at the cassette (1) and filled with a liquid on a respective tray (107a, 107b);
- d) detection of data of the container (5, 7, 9) by means of a second data detection device (107a, 107b) which is assigned to the respective tray (107a, 107b);
- e) processing the data detected by the data detection device and the second data detection devices (107a, 107b) by means of a data processing device;
- f) providing a medium (111a, 111b) with the processing data by means of a marking device assigned to the respective tray (107a, 107b};
- g) attaching the medium (111a, 111b} to a container (5, 7, 9) deposited on the tray (107a, 107b);
- h) separation of the connection means (15, 17) and fluid- and air tight sealing of the respective container (5, 7) against the surrounding area by means of a separation device (105a, 105b) assigned to each tray (107a, 107b).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.