JSCC Standard (1995) on Sample Rack for Automated Transportation System in the Clinical Laboratory

Committee on Analytical Systems, Japan Society of Clinical Chemistry

Abstract

This standard specifies minimum agreement for the container, namely ‘ Sample Rack, ’ in which test tubes are supported and run on a laboratory transportation system. The standard addresses the uniform characteristics of the rack considering the necessary design, size and equipment used in the process. They should include ; maximum capacity of five tubes, height of 60-100 mm (60 mm is the most desirable), length of 100 mm, width of 25 mm, and pitch of 20 mm.
The distance between the centers of any two successive tubes.