Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing – Automated chemical analysis – Condition or time responsive
Patent
1995-06-07
1997-08-19
Le, Long V.
Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
Automated chemical analysis
Condition or time responsive
436 43, 436 47, 436 48, 422 63, 422 64, 422 67, G01N 3502
Patent
active
056587996
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a method for analyzing samples for different analytes. A plurality of assay resource stations are provided, each of which includes an assay resource capable of performing a predetermined operation upon a reaction vessel within a time cycle of fixed duration, as is an analyzer control means. Information identifying two samples and the analyte to be determined in each is provided to the analyzer control means. Assay resource requirements for the first assay are determined as a function of an integral number of time cycles and appropriate time cycles of each required assay resource are allocated to the first assay. Assay resource requirements for the second assay are also determined as a function of an integral number of time cycles and time cycles are allocated to the second assay according to the availability of the assay resources. The first and second assays are processed by automatically transferring each reaction vessel from one required assay resource station directly to the next required assay resource station.
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Choperena Alfredo
Giter Gershon
Krogh Ross
Prasad Venkatesh
Le Long V.
Pasteur Sanofi Diagnostics
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