Patent ID: 7216042
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: B01J,C12Q,C40B,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A management method of probe carriers in which spots for a probe are immobilized in a two-dimensional arrangement on each carrier, comprising employing a probe carrier managing apparatus having a reading device for managing the probe carriers manufactured by a probe carrier manufacturing apparatus, which comprises ejecting portions for ejecting said probe solutions each containing a probe which can be specifically coupled with a target substance, for application of the probe solutions on carriers for producing the probe carriers, and a plurality of containers for accommodating mutually different probe solutions and configured to provide the probe solutions to the ejecting portions, said containers respectively labeled with indicators, said the probe carrier managing apparatus performs the steps of: reading the indicators on said plurality of containers according to a predetermined order by said reading device; comparing information about a plurality of the read indicators with information about a plurality of indicators stored in a storage device in a predetermined order; and notifying the result of comparison, wherein the probe carriers are configured by attaching probes to carriers.