CLSI AUTO01
Laboratory Automation: Specimen Container/Specimen Carrier
The CLSI AUTO01 document establishes standards for designing and manufacturing specimen containers and carriers used in collecting and processing liquid samples such as blood and urine for clinical testing wthin laboratory automation systems. It features standardized designs and efficient handling processes that reduce errors.
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{{FormatPrice(nonMemberPrice)}} List PriceLaboratory Automation: Specimen Container/Specimen Carrier; Approved Standard (CLSI document AUTO01-A) was developed for those engaged in the design and manufacture of specimen collection containers used for specimen handling in the healthcare and clinical laboratory environments, and for those engaged in the design and manufacture of clinical laboratory instrumentation and clinical laboratory automation systems. This document is intended to lead design and manufacturing toward standardized products for a wider variety of instruments and automated laboratory systems.
The overall objective of this document is to establish standards for two components essential to successful automated specimen handling: the specimen container and specimen carrier. The first goal is to establish standard dimensions for specimen collection containers, so use and processing of the specimen can be optimized by laboratory automation systems. The second goal is to determine standard carrier attributes for both single-container and multiple-container carriers to facilitate optimized, automated specimen handling.
Many other kinds of containers are utilized in laboratory practice, including urine collection bottles or blood culture bottles. These containers are not usually placed directly onto laboratory transport systems, and are therefore outside the scope of this effort. Specimens (such as those used for drug-abuse testing), collected in larger containers may be transferred to smaller containers for use on the laboratory automation system (LAS).
This standard fits into the series of interrelated NCCLS automation standards (AUTO2—Laboratory Automation: Bar Codes for Specimen Container Identification; AUTO3—Laboratory Automation: Communications with Automated Clinical Laboratory Systems, Instruments, Devices, and Information Systems; AUTO4—Laboratory Automation: Systems Operational Requirements, Characteristics, and Information Elements; and AUTO5—Laboratory Automation: Electromechanical Interfaces).
This archived document is no longer being reviewed through the CLSI Consensus Document Development Process. However, this document is technically valid and because of its value to the laboratory community, it is being retained in CLSI’s library.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has evaluated and recognized this approved-level consensus standard for use in satisfying a regulatory requirement.
This document is available in electronic format only.
Laboratory Automation: Specimen Container/Specimen Carrier; Approved Standard (CLSI document AUTO01-A) was developed for those engaged in the design and manufacture of specimen collection containers used for specimen handling in the healthcare and clinical laboratory environments, and for those engaged in the design and manufacture of clinical laboratory instrumentation and clinical laboratory automation systems. This document is intended to lead design and manufacturing toward standardized products for a wider variety of instruments and automated laboratory systems.
The overall objective of this document is to establish standards for two components essential to successful automated specimen handling: the specimen container and specimen carrier. The first goal is to establish standard dimensions for specimen collection containers, so use and processing of the specimen can be optimized by laboratory automation systems. The second goal is to determine standard carrier attributes for both single-container and multiple-container carriers to facilitate optimized, automated specimen handling.
Many other kinds of containers are utilized in laboratory practice, including urine collection bottles or blood culture bottles. These containers are not usually placed directly onto laboratory transport systems, and are therefore outside the scope of this effort. Specimens (such as those used for drug-abuse testing), collected in larger containers may be transferred to smaller containers for use on the laboratory automation system (LAS).
This standard fits into the series of interrelated NCCLS automation standards (AUTO2—Laboratory Automation: Bar Codes for Specimen Container Identification; AUTO3—Laboratory Automation: Communications with Automated Clinical Laboratory Systems, Instruments, Devices, and Information Systems; AUTO4—Laboratory Automation: Systems Operational Requirements, Characteristics, and Information Elements; and AUTO5—Laboratory Automation: Electromechanical Interfaces).
This archived document is no longer being reviewed through the CLSI Consensus Document Development Process. However, this document is technically valid and because of its value to the laboratory community, it is being retained in CLSI’s library.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has evaluated and recognized this approved-level consensus standard for use in satisfying a regulatory requirement.
This document is available in electronic format only.