Patent ID: 9286914
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61B,B01L,G01N,G11B,H04B

Claim Text:
1. A cartridge for storing capillary tubes, comprising: an enclosure including a movable door to provide access to inside the enclosure, the enclosure having the same form factor as a data tape cartridge used in an automated tape library; a holder disposed in the enclosure and having a plurality of cylindrical holes for receiving a plurality of said capillary tubes, the capillary tubes being configured to house biosamples that are scanned and analyzed by the automated tape library; and one or more memory modules coupled to the enclosure, each memory module being configured to store data relating to the biosamples, the capillary tubes, and the cartridge, wherein at least one of the one or more memory modules comprises a nonvolatile memory.