Automated, refrigerated specimen inventory management system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8992866
APP PUB NO 20120283867A1
SERIAL NO

13511885

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An automated, refrigerated specimen management system (ARSIMS) to hold sealed and/or opened sample/specimen tubes and/or containers that can be in the pre-analytical, in-process, or post-analytical phase of processing. The ARSIMS ensures that each sample/specimen tube, whether it is sealed, capped, closed or open, can be stored at an ideal storage temperature according to the particular phase of processing and as appropriate for the combination of sample/specimen type and analyte(s) to be tested.

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SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC511 BENEDICT AVE TARRYTOWN NY 10591

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  • 2010 Application Filing Year
  • B01L Class
  • 470 Applications Filed
  • 374 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 79.58 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bononno, Elizabeth Long Valley, US 1 22
Edwards, Mark Armonk, US 49 891
Gelbman, Alexander Florham Park, US 59 3234
Malyarov, Ilya Livingston, US 9 186
Pollack, Benjamin Budd Lake, US 17 348
Rosmarin, Matthew Flushing, US 2 37

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