AUTOMATED CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:EP3425369A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-09

    申请号:EP17179534.7

    申请日:2017-07-04

    摘要: A clinical diagnostic system (100), a clinical diagnostic method and an interconnected laboratory system (200) comprising a plurality of clinical diagnostic systems (100, 100') are herein introduced. The clinical diagnostic system (100) comprises a sample preparation module (20) for the automated preparation of samples, a liquid chromatography (LC) separation module (30) coupled to the sample preparation module via a sample preparation/LC interface (40), a mass spectrometer (MS) module (50) coupled to the LC separation module (30) via an LC/MS interface (60), and a result calculation module (70) for identifying and/or quantifying analytes or substances of interest contained in the samples and passed through the LC separation module (30) and the MS module (50). The clinical diagnostic system (100) further comprises a controller (80). The controller (80) is programmed to monitor a predetermined set of operational parameters (1-n) indicative of a performance status of the clinical diagnostic system (100). The controller (80) is further programmed to trigger a quality control procedure and/or a maintenance procedure whenever one or more parameters (1-n) of the predetermined set of operational parameters (1-n) is out of specification and to minimize the quality control and/or maintenance procedures as long as the set of operational parameters (1-n) remains within specification.