Modular chemistry analyzer

US9292779B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Medica Corporation · US

Inventors

• Jeannine Dussi · Arlington, US
• Edward Ganshirt · Lexington, US
• Ray Goodwin · Shrewsbury, US
• Stan Liffman · Newbury, US
• Tony Mao · Natick, US
• Doug Moe · Manchester, US
• Steve Rettew · Harvard, US
• Ian Smith · Los Gatos, US
• Charlene Soley · Westford, US
• Le Nguyen · Milton, US
• Qian Sun · Westford, US
• Will Whelan · Arlington, US
• Diana Zipeto · Lowell, US
• Gregg Sweetser · Nashua, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2012
• Grant date: Mar 22, 2016
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T436/114165
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An automated chemistry analysis method is disclosed. In one general aspect, the method includes receiving a modular chemistry analysis test unit that includes one or more vessels for one or more reagents, and a machine-readable test specification coupled with the vessels. The method also includes defining a test that defines a test including a series of operations that employ the reagents for the vessels, and installing the chemistry analysis test unit in a first chemistry analyzer that includes one or more analysis tools and sequencing logic for sequencing instructions to be carried out by the analysis tools. The machine-readable test specification is automatically received from the chemistry analysis test module and stored for access by the sequencing logic to allow the sequencing logic to instruct the analysis tools to carry out the test defined by the test specification.