Patent ID: 7706983
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: A01N,A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for anonymously registering, storing and using a sample of body material of a depositor and/or information derived from the sample of body material, wherein access to the sample and/or the information derived from the sample can be given to the depositor only after he/she has provided a biological key, comprising the steps of: (a) submitting a sample of body material of the depositor to a cell/tissue bank; (b) registering said sample of body material under an anonymous code; (c) using said sample of body material for deriving information: d) storing said sample of body material and/or said data under said anonymous code and linking said biological characteristic to said sample of body material and/or said data via the anonymous code in a secured databank; and e) recovering the stored sample of body material and/or said data derived from the sample of body material, and giving access to said recovered sample and/or data by the consent of the depositor for purposes chosen from the group consisting of medical treatment, research, and diagnostics, after the depositor of the sample provides a biological key in the form of a depositor biological characteristic that is identical with said biological characteristic of said sample of body material, i) when the depositor remains anonymous, or ii) when the depositor identifies him/herself.