CLSI AUTO02
Laboratory Automation: Bar Codes for Specimen Container Identification
The CLSI AUTO02-A2 standard provides comprehensive guidelines for implementing linear bar codes on specimen container tubes within clinical laboratories and automated laboratory systems. These guidelines are suitable for diverse laboratory settings from small-scale facilities to large automated environments, facilitating seamless integratio and interoperability.
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{{FormatPrice(nonMemberPrice)}} List PriceClinical and Laboratory Standards Institute document AUTO02-A2—Laboratory Automation: Bar Codes for Specimen Container Identification; Approved Standard—Second Edition defines the way bar-coded sample identification labels are applied to clinical specimen containers. It documents the form, placement, and content of bar-code labels on specimen container tubes that are used on clinical laboratory analyzers. However, due to the current diversity of patient data, the informational content that is used to identify the specimen has not been specified. This specification will also meet the requirement for laboratory automation systems. It enables the production of reliable bar-coded symbols that are readable by any complying clinical laboratory analyzer and automation system.
This standard ensures that identification of specimen container bar codes will be effective in automated laboratory systems and for sample handling in automated instrumentation. The standard uses Code 128, a bar-code symbology which accommodates many different languages and recommended phasing out all other types of symbologies by the year 2003. In addition, the placement of the label has been recommended to be 9 mm from the bottom and 10 mm from the top of the specimen container with no more than three labels, including the manufacturer’s label.
The bar code used for specimen container identification which is referred to in this document may be any one of three SAC attribute fields defined in CLSI/NCCLS document AUTO3—Laboratory Automation: Communications With Automated Clinical Laboratory Systems, Instruments, Devices, and Information Systems, Section 6.3.3. These fields may depend on the application and include the attributes, container identifier, or primary (parent) container identifier. In some applications, the specimen identification used must be unique to a single container. It is also important to note that the maximum field length as defined in Section 6.3.3 of CLSI/NCCLS document AUTO3 may not be possible. The field size will be limited by the bar-code characteristics and the specimen container sizes used in the specific application.
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 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.
This document is available in electronic format only.
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute document AUTO02-A2—Laboratory Automation: Bar Codes for Specimen Container Identification; Approved Standard—Second Edition defines the way bar-coded sample identification labels are applied to clinical specimen containers. It documents the form, placement, and content of bar-code labels on specimen container tubes that are used on clinical laboratory analyzers. However, due to the current diversity of patient data, the informational content that is used to identify the specimen has not been specified. This specification will also meet the requirement for laboratory automation systems. It enables the production of reliable bar-coded symbols that are readable by any complying clinical laboratory analyzer and automation system.
This standard ensures that identification of specimen container bar codes will be effective in automated laboratory systems and for sample handling in automated instrumentation. The standard uses Code 128, a bar-code symbology which accommodates many different languages and recommended phasing out all other types of symbologies by the year 2003. In addition, the placement of the label has been recommended to be 9 mm from the bottom and 10 mm from the top of the specimen container with no more than three labels, including the manufacturer’s label.
The bar code used for specimen container identification which is referred to in this document may be any one of three SAC attribute fields defined in CLSI/NCCLS document AUTO3—Laboratory Automation: Communications With Automated Clinical Laboratory Systems, Instruments, Devices, and Information Systems, Section 6.3.3. These fields may depend on the application and include the attributes, container identifier, or primary (parent) container identifier. In some applications, the specimen identification used must be unique to a single container. It is also important to note that the maximum field length as defined in Section 6.3.3 of CLSI/NCCLS document AUTO3 may not be possible. The field size will be limited by the bar-code characteristics and the specimen container sizes used in the specific application.
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 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.
This document is available in electronic format only.