Increasing throughput of an automatic clinical analyzer system by partitioning assays according to frequency of requested performance
US7101715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/115831
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dual analyzer system comprising at least two analyzers where samples to be tested are partitioned into three groups in accord with the frequency the test assays are requested. One analyzer performs a portion of the most frequently menu assays and all of a first subgroup of less frequently requested assays. The second analyzer performs a similar portion of the most frequently menu assays and all of a second subgroup of less frequently requested assays. The first of the analyzers is not equipped to perform any of the second subgroup of assays and the second analyzer is not be equipped to perform any of the second subgroup of assays.
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