Systems and methods for the detection of short and long samples
US7177767B2 · kind B2 · utility
34Cited by
9References
37Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H10/40
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for detecting the accidental use of short and long samples in the clinical analysis of a sample, specimen, or assay. The systems can include a clinical analyzer for determining one or more values for one or more measurable characteristics of a sample. These values are used in combination with reference data stored in a data module to generate a probability that the sample tested is a short sample, a long sample, or an acceptable sample. This probability and/or the status of the sample as a short sample, a long sample, or an acceptable sample are output to a user.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.