Patent ID: 9470608
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B65C,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A sample processing system comprising: a labeling unit that affixes a label to a second container; an aliquoter unit comprising a dispenser that dispenses a sample from a first container to the second container; a first conveyance line that conveys a first holder, which holds the first container, from the labeling unit to the aliguoter unit; a second conveyance line that conveys a second holder from the labeling unit to the aliquoter unit, the second holder being configured to hold the second container; and a control unit that controls the labeling unit and the aliquoter unit, wherein the labeling unit includes: wherein the control unit is configured to check for matching between the first identifier, read by the third identifier-reading device, of the first holder holding the first container, and the second identifier, read by the fourth identifier-reading device, of the second holder holding the second container, and wherein, if said check indicates that the first and second identifiers match, the control unit is further configured to control the dispenser to dispense the sample from the first container into the second container.