Patent ID: 6375898
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
An analysis system for analysis work for carrying out clinical, chemical, and immunological analyses, comprising:at least one system-reagent carrier (2; 102), the system-reagent carrier (2; 102) having at least one cuvette (44â€², 44â€³; 144â€², 144â€³, 144â€²â€³) which is pre-filled with a test-specific, pre-formulated, wet-chemical system reagent (45â€², 45â€³), the at least one system-reagent carrier having a first, machine-readable identification code (68) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2; 102) for reagents contained in the system-reagent carrier (2; 102) and a second identification code (70) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2; 102) for identifying the manufacturer of the system-reagent carrier (2; 102); and an analysis appliance (1) including: first holding devices (32) for system-reagent carriers, second holding devices (38) for sample vessels (40), a pipetting device (16), a detector device (20), a control device (22), and a reading device (64) for reading the first, machine-readable identification code (68) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2; 102) for reagents contained in the system-reagent carrier (2; 102) and the second identification code (70) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2; 102) for identifying the manufacturer of the system-reagent carrier (2; 102) whereby the reading device (64) reads and evaluates the identification codes (68, 70) in order to identify the system-reagent carrier (2; 102) with the reagents contained therein and in order to exclude unsuitable system-reagent carriers from being used.