Manufacture processes for assessing pipette tip quality

Abstract

Provided in part are processes for manufacturing pipette tip trays that improve quality assessment of the pipette tips therein.

1 . A process for manufacturing pipette tip trays having a rack, a card affixed to the rack and pipette tips mounted in the card, which comprises:
 (a) providing pipette tip, card and rack components, and the lot number or lot numbers for the pipette tip components;   (b) assembling the components to form pipette tip trays;   (c) assigning a unique serial number to each pipette tip tray;   (d) recording the lot number of each pipette tip component in each pipette tip tray for each serial number; and   (e) affixing the serial number to the pipette tip tray.   
     
     
         2 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein each of the pipette tip trays comprises a lid component. 
     
     
         3 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein each of the pipette tips in the pipette tip trays comprises a filter component. 
     
     
         4 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the pipette tip components in one tray are from one lot. 
     
     
         5 . The process of  claim 1 , which comprises affixing to the container an accuracy value measured for pipette tips in the lot. 
     
     
         6 . A pipette tip tray comprising rack, card and pipette tip components and a serial number affixed to the tray, wherein:
 the card is affixed to the rack and the pipette tips are mounted in the card,   the serial number is unique for the pipette tip tray, and   the serial number is associated with the lot number of the pipette tip component in the pipette tip tray.   
     
     
         7 . The pipette tip tray of  claim 6 , wherein each of the pipette tip trays comprises a lid component. 
     
     
         8 . The pipette tip tray of  claim 6 , wherein each of the pipette tips in the pipette tip trays comprises a filter component. 
     
     
         9 . The pipette tip tray of  claim 6 , wherein the pipette tip components in one tray are from one lot. 
     
     
         10 . A container comprising a plurality of pipette tip trays each comprising rack, card and pipette tip components, wherein:
 the card is affixed to the rack and the pipette tips are mounted in the card;   the pipette tips in the plurality of pipette tip trays are from one lot of pipette tips; and   affixed to the container is a coefficient of variation value measured for the lot of pipette tips.   
     
     
         11 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein each of the pipette tip trays comprises a lid component. 
     
     
         12 . The container of  claim 10 , wherein each of the pipette tips in the pipette tip trays comprises a filter component. 
     
     
         13 . The container of  claim 10 , which comprises affixing to the container an accuracy value measured for pipette tips in the lot. 
     
     
         14 . A process for determining the lot number of a component of a pipette tip tray, which comprises:
 (a) identifying a serial number for a pipette tip tray, wherein:   the pipette tip tray comprises a rack, a card affixed to the rack, pipette tips mounted in the card and a serial number affixed to the pipette tip tray,   the serial number is specific to the pipette tip tray, and   the serial number is associated with the lot number of pipette tip components in the pipette tray; and   (b) determining the lot number of the pipette tip components of the pipette tip tray from the serial number.   
     
     
         15 . A process for manufacturing a container comprising a plurality of pipette tip trays, which comprises:
 (a) providing a plurality of pipette tip trays comprising pipette tip, card and rack components, wherein the card is affixed to the rack, the pipette tips are mounted in the card and the pipette tip components are from one lot;   (b) placing the pipette tip trays in a container; and   (c) affixing to the container and/or pipette tip tray a coefficient of variation (CV) value measured for pipette tips in the lot.   
     
     
         16 . A process for manufacturing pipette tip trays having a rack, a card affixed to the rack and pipette tips mounted in the card, which comprises:
 (a) providing pipette tip, card and rack components, wherein the pipette tip components are from one lot;   (b) assembling the components to form pipette tip trays;   (c) measuring a coefficient of variation (CV) value for pipette tips in the lot;   (d) placing the pipette tip trays in a container; and   (e) affixing the CV value to the container and/or pipette tip tray.   
     
     
         17 . The process of  claim 16 , wherein each of the pipette tip trays comprises a lid component. 
     
     
         18 . The process of  claim 16 , wherein each of the pipette tips in the pipette tip trays comprises a filter component. 
     
     
         19 . The process of  claim 16 , which comprises affixing to the container an accuracy value measured for pipette tips in the lot.