Patent ID: 8965795
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B01L,B41M,G06K,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of tracking movement of labware containing biological materials in a facility, comprising: assigning a unique marking to each of a plurality of gametes or embryos, wherein each marking identifies a source record for each gamete or embryo, wherein the source record comprises information about at least one female gamete or at least one male gamete; storing the markings, or information representing the markings, in a database connected to a laser engraver; engraving with the laser engraver at least one of the markings onto one or more pieces of labware; scanning, with an optical scanner, at least one marking on at least one piece of labware before or after transferring the at least one piece of labware from one location to another, wherein the marking is a barcode.