Automated clinical diagnostic system and method

    公开(公告)号:US11275065B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-15

    申请号:US16718296

    申请日:2019-12-18

    Abstract: A diagnostic system and method and an interconnected laboratory system comprising clinical diagnostic systems are presented. The diagnostic system comprises a sample preparation module, a liquid chromatography (LC) separation module coupled to the sample preparation module via a sample preparation/LC interface, a mass spectrometer (MS) module coupled to the LC separation module via an LC/MS interface, and a result calculation module for identifying and/or quantifying analytes or substances of interest contained in the samples and passed through the LC separation and MS modules. The diagnostic system comprises a controller programmed to monitor operational parameters (1-n) indicative of a performance status of the diagnostic system, to trigger a quality control procedure and/or a maintenance procedure whenever one or more parameters (1-n) of the operational parameters (1-n) is out of specification, and to minimize the quality control and/or maintenance procedures as long as the operational parameters (1-n) remains within specification.

    METHOD FOR TRACKING A SAMPLE IDENITITY DURING A PROCESS IN AN ANALYSIS SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190293615A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-26

    申请号:US16438787

    申请日:2019-06-12

    Abstract: A method for tracking a sample identity during a process in an analysis system is disclosed. The analysis system comprises a liquid chromatograph and a mass spectrometer. The method comprises providing a sample, adding a composition of different chemical substances to the sample with a concentration being above a detection level of the mass spectrometer, processing the sample together with the composition with the analysis system, detecting and measuring a component and/or components of the sample with the mass spectrometer, detecting and measuring the composition or parts of the composition of different chemical substances with the mass spectrometer, and identifying the sample based on a detection of a substance detection signal pattern of the mass spectrometer including substance detection signals representing the composition of chemical substances.

Patent Agency Ranking