Patent 7667193 was granted and assigned to Microsaic Systems PLC on February, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A personalized mass spectrometer system is described. By fabricating analyzer components on a module and including with that module an identifier for that module, it is possible to uniquely associate a user or task with one or more modules. The module is removably receivable within a housing and can be replaced with another module if so required.