| abstract |
The disclosed inventions provide for improvements to data storage that is integral to sample containers such as test tubes. Systems and methods for enclosing radio frequency read/writeable chips within sample containers are described, as well as systems and methods for gathering data to be stored. Examples of useful medical contexts for the technology are presented, including for physician and lab blood testing data. Some embodiments disclose systems and methods that can track data and process samples with the help of a portable unit. Some embodiments of the portable units not only assist in entering, storing, and transmitting medical data, they also comprise novel systems that can process and or analyze whole blood. Accordingly, centrifuge portions are described, including two novel types of test tube valves that function in concert with the described centrifuge portions. |