Patent ID: 8609023
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An automated biological reaction system, comprising: at least one dispenser for applying a reagent to a sample undergoing a reaction in the automated biological reaction system; a reagent memory device accompanying the at least one dispenser, the reagent memory device containing data for a reagent used in the automated biological reaction system, wherein the data includes expiration date information for the reagent; a host device comprising a processor and a host memory device connected to the processor, the host memory device including a reagent table; a device that is used to transfer the data in the reagent memory device to the host memory device; and a flag in the reagent memory device that indicates whether memory contents of the reagent memory device were previously downloaded, wherein, upon said transfer, the flag is set in the reagent memory device indicating said memory contents were previously downloaded, and wherein the processor updates the reagent table in the host memory device.