公开(公告)号：US20220355303A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-10

申请号：US17660299

申请日：2022-04-22

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc

Inventor： Angelos Chotzidis ,  Stefan Soentges ,  Hans van Mierlo

IPC: B01L9/06 ,  G01N35/00 ,  B01L9/00

Abstract: A preanalytic system is disclosed. The preanalytic system comprises a cap gripper configured to grip a cap of a laboratory sample container, wherein the cap is connected to a rod of a swab located within the laboratory sample container, wherein the cap gripper is further configured to release the cap from the laboratory sample container, and a cutting device configured to cut the rod of the swab when the cap is in a position released from the laboratory sample container.

公开(公告)号：US20200264200A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US16751767

申请日：2020-01-24

Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Schofield ,  Daniel Arnold ,  Moritz von Hopffgarten ,  Werner Smit ,  Chye Yin Priscillia Tan ,  Florian Reinhard Rauscher ,  Angelos Chotzidis ,  Carlos Fernándes Gulias

IPC: G01N35/00

Abstract: A method of operating an analytical laboratory is disclosed. The method comprises receiving and identifying sample containers and sorting them into a sample rack, retrieving an order list A comprising test orders corresponding to the sample containers within the sample rack, determining an optimal transportation route for the sample rack based on the order list A, a set of constraints and an objective function, the optimal transportation route being indicative of a list and/or sequence of laboratory instrument(s) required to complete the order list A, re-determining the optimal transportation route upon a change of the constraint(s) and/or of the objective function, transporting the sample rack to one or more of the laboratory instruments according to the optimal transportation route by the sample transportation system, and processing the biological samples according to the corresponding test orders by the target laboratory instrument(s).