Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods, devices and systems for associating assay information with an assay consumable used in a biological assay. Provided are assay systems and associated consumables, wherein the assay system includes a reader adapted to read/erase/write information from/to an assay consumable identifier associated with the assay consumable. Various types of assay information are described, as well as methods of using such information in the conduct of an assay by an assay system.
Abstract:
A storage and/or reaction container system for fluids, includes a container and an electronic documentation device connected to the container. The documentation device further includes a timing device for capturing a point in time, at least one sensor, at least one input device for capturing inputs, and a storage device to store for readout at least one measured value captured by the at least one sensor device and/or an input captured by the at least one input device. The at least one measured value and/or the at least one input is associated by the timing device with the point in time of the capture.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a method and apparatus for automatic processing a biological sample on a carrier, perhaps robotically, by applying predetermined amounts of reagents in a predetermined sequence according to a processing protocol, the processing including pre-treatment steps, under the control of an adaptive processing control system using a sample process parameter input that may be independent and an independent process parameter memory that does not interrupt process operation when being used, such that samples may be added or removed without interrupting the processing of other samples. Also included is an image capture function for sample and reagent identification and process monitoring, as well as temperature regulation and environmental control functions.
Abstract:
A method of providing motion to a sample during a reaction phase in an incubator of a clinical analyzer includes: providing an analyzer containing an incubator, wherein the incubator has one or more cells for containing sample and optionally one or more reagents; moving the incubator to position one or more cells to perform an operation, the operation includes dispensing a sample and optionally one or more reagents into each of the one or more cells; and additionally moving the incubator in such a manner that the number of motions of the one or more cells during the reaction phase for an assay does not substantially change as a function of the number of samples being analyzed in the incubator or the order of the sample in the incubator for the same assay. Also disclosed is a method for increasing precision for multiple assays in a clinical analyzer, which includes: providing an analyzer containing an incubator, wherein the incubator has two or more cells for containing sample to be assayed and optionally one or more reagents; moving the incubator to position the two or more cells to perform an operation, the operation includes dispensing a sample and optionally one or more reagents into each of the two or more cells; and additionally moving the sample prior to performing a measurement of the sample, such that samples receiving the step of additionally moving have greater precision than samples which do not receive the step of additionally moving.
Abstract:
A measuring section measures a measuring object to generate a plurality of measurements for a plurality of measurement assays. Anomaly sensors detect an anomaly during a measuring process for each measurement. A memory stores the plurality of measurements. A primary-error-code associating section associates a primary error code with at least one measurement in which an anomaly was detected during the measuring process. A secondary-error-code associating section associates a secondary error code with at least one measurement in which no anomaly was detected during the measuring process.