Specimen analyzer and specimen analysis method
AssigneeSysmex Corporation
InventorsSeiji Takemoto, Takeshi Komoto, Hideki Hirayama, Takashi Yoshida, James Ausdenmoore
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Abstract
This specimen analyzer includes: an analysis unit which analyzes a specimen collected from a subject; a manual input unit which receives an input of information by manual operation; an information read unit which receives an input of information by reading an information record section provided in a consumable; and a controller which does not permit an input of information on the consumable with the manual input unit, and permits an input of the information on the consumable with the information read unit.
Claims16
A specimen analyzer comprising:
- an analysis unit comprising one or more detectors, which perform measurement of a specimen collected from a subject;
- a manual input unit comprising one or more of a touch panel, a keyboard and a mouse, the manual input unit receiving an input of information by manual operation;
- an information read unit comprising one or more of a barcode reader, a two-dimensional code reader, an RFID reader and a camera, the information read unit obtaining information by reading an information record section attached to a consumable;
- a display;
- and
- a processor programmed to:
- cause the display to show a screen with a message prompting a user to input the information on the consumable with the information read unit;
- cause the display to shift to a next screen concerning placement or replacement of the consumable in response to an input of the information on the consumable with the information read unit;
- and
- cause the display to not shift to the next screen concerning placement or replacement of the consumable in response to an input of the information on the consumable with the manual input unit.
A specimen analysis method comprising:
- inputting information on a consumable by causing an information read unit to read an information record section attached to the consumable, and placing the consumable or replacing an old consumable with the consumable;
- analyzing a specimen collected from a subject;
- displaying a screen with a message prompting a user to input the information on the consumable with the information read unit;
- shifting to a next screen concerning placement or replacement of the consumable in response to an input of the information on the consumable with the information read unit;
- and
- continuously displaying the screen with the message in response to an input of the information on the consumable with an manual input unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.