Method of operating an analytical laboratory
US11860176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0094
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of operating an analytical laboratory is presented. The method comprises the steps of: setting a load limit for each laboratory instrument at maximum instrument capacity; dispatching biological samples to laboratory instrument(s) at a dispatch rate not greater than the instrument load limit; each laboratory instrument sending test order queries to the laboratory middleware upon identifying a biological sample; in response to the test order queries transmitting test orders to the laboratory instruments corresponding to the biological samples; the laboratory middleware monitoring a query rate of the plurality of laboratory instruments in order to determine an effective flow rate corresponding to each laboratory instrument; decreasing the load limit of a first laboratory instrument if its effective flow rate is lower than the dispatch rate; increasing the load limit for the first laboratory instrument if its effective flow rate is greater than or equal to the dispatch rate.
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