摘要:
A parallel processing system for processing samples is described. In one embodiment, the parallel processing system includes an instrument interface parallel controller to control a tray motor driving system, a close-loop heater control and detection system, a magnetic particle transfer system, a reagent release system, a reagent pre-mix pumping system and a wash buffer pumping system.
摘要:
The system includes an analyzer that analyzes a sample, or a processing device that pre-processes the sample, and a management device that manages at least one of the analyzer and the processing device, wherein the management device includes: error detection means that detects errors in the analyzer or the processing device; storage means having stored therein an operator notification management table in which at least one operator is registered per kind of error; error notification means that notifies an error that the error detection means has detected to operators who are to individually handle the error, the means notifying on the basis of the operator notification management table and in accordance with the kind of error detected by the error detection means; and registration means that registers an operator, who has handled the error as a troubleshooter, among operators to whom the error was notified from the error notification means.
摘要:
A system includes a platform including one or more workstations and a microfluidic input device coupled to the one or more workstations. The microfluidic input device is adapted to receive a microfluidic device from a user. The system also includes a robotic device comprising a robotic arm and disposed on the platform. The robotic arm is capable of accessing the one or more workstations and is configured to transfer a plurality of sample solutions from a first spatial location to the microfluidic device when coupled to the microfluidic input device. The system further includes a multi-pixel image capturing device optically coupled to the microfluidic device and an image processing device operably coupled to the multi-pixel image capturing device. The multi-pixel image capturing device is adapted to capture a plurality of multi-pixel images. The image processing device is configured to receive the plurality of multi-pixel images.
摘要:
Provided herein are methods and systems of molecular profiling of diseases, such as cancer. In some embodiments, the molecular profiling can be used to identify treatments for a disease, such as treatments that were not initially identified as a treatment for the disease or not expected to be a treatment for a particular disease.
摘要:
Provided herein are methods and systems of molecular profiling of diseases, such as cancer. In some embodiments, the molecular profiling can be used to identify treatments for a disease, such as treatments that were not initially identified as a treatment for the disease or not expected to be a treatment for a particular disease.
摘要:
A laboratory automation system capable of reducing a wasting time of an operator work by giving a notification that enables a device state and a summary of an operator call to be recognized. The laboratory automation system having notifying means such as a display unit or a speaker which can be recognized by the operator distant from the device, includes a notifying unit for calling the operator, and a notifying unit for notifying a status of the device, in which a state device and a summary of the work conducted by the operator can be easily recognized by the combination of notifications of those notifying units.
摘要:
Provided herein are methods and systems of molecular profiling of diseases, such as cancer. In some embodiments, the molecular profiling can be used to identify treatments for a disease, such as treatments that were not initially identified as a treatment for the disease or not expected to be a treatment for a particular disease.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a reagent preparation supporting device including: reagent kit information storing means that stores amounts of reagents required for one analysis and a composition of a reaction liquid to be prepared; an input unit that inputs the number of samples to be analyzed; reagent amount calculating means that calls up, from the reagent kit information storing means, the data regarding the reagent kit to calculate required amounts of the reagents included in the reagent kit and a composition of the reaction liquid according to the number of samples inputted through the input unit; and a display unit that displays, as a reagent preparation table, the required amounts of the reagents included in the reagent kit and the composition of the reaction liquid to be prepared based on results calculated by the reagent amount calculating means.
摘要:
A system for managing the inventory of reagents for a laboratory automation system. The system for managing the inventory of reagents comprises a controller, software for the controller, and a refrigerator capable of refrigerating reagents, detecting the presence or absence of reagents in the refrigerator, and detecting the location of reagents in the refrigerator. The system for managing the inventory of reagents is connected to a laboratory automation system. The laboratory automation system comprises at least one clinical analyzer. A typical system for managing inventories of reagents includes an operator interface for the loading of boxes of reagents and other supplies, radio frequency identification system for identification of inventory and tracking, robotic mechanisms for loading containers onto the track system and removing containers from the track system, de-capping equipment, refrigeration equipment, and information technology connections to laboratory analyzers and vendors.
摘要:
The present invention provides an automatic analyzer capable of reducing the time necessary for analysis processing by making various operations pertaining to the analysis processing more efficient. More specifically, the present invention is characterized in that, from among a plurality of ending operation items set as analysis ending operations to perform at the end of analysis operations for analyzing a sample under analysis, one or more ending operation items to be performed are selected, and on the basis of monitoring results of monitoring the status of an automatic analyzer during the period from the end of the analysis ending operations to the start of analysis preparation operations for preparing for the analysis operations, one or more preparation operation items to be performed are selected from among a plurality of preparation operation items set as analysis preparation operations.