Patent ID: 8197750

Claim:
A laboratory device for processing samples, comprising: a rack holding element for holding an inserted tube rack designed to accommodate at least one test tube having an RFID chip attached thereon, and an antenna holding element holding an antenna structure element for wireless coupling with the RFID chip of the test tube, the antenna structure element comprising a carrier with at least two antennas applied thereon, wherein the carrier is made of thin and flexible material and the antenna structure element is held by the antenna holding element in a bent manner such that at least two antennas are brought in pairs into an angular position with each other, and wherein the antenna holding element is positioned adjacent to the rack holding element such that the RFID chip of the at least one test tube is flanked between the pair of two angled antennas while the inserted tube rack is inserted into the rack holding element, wherein the position of the antenna structure element enables coupling of the antennas with the RFID chip.