公开(公告)号：WO2022146591A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：PCT/US2021/060930

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: BECKMAN COULTER, INC.

Inventor： KAMI, Kana ,  OKADA, Noriyoshi ,  ITO, Noriyuki ,  MIZUTANI, Takayuki

IPC: G01N35/00 ,  G01N35/02 ,  G01N21/90

Abstract: The presently claimed and described technology provides improved calibration and validation procedures for sample containers (e.g., cuvettes) in automated chemical analyzers. The claimed and described technology further provides methods of operating an automated analyzer that allows for the automation of calibrating and tracking the integrity of individual sample containers (e.g., cuvettes) in parallel with measuring constituent samples. These methods eliminate the need to alternate between a diagnostic mode and measurement mode when performing system maintenance, such as validating cuvette integrity, calibrating absorbance baseline, and replacing cuvettes. As such, the presently claimed and described technology can reduce downtime and improve the clinical lab productivity significantly by allowing for this system maintenance to occur simultaneously with sample analysis.