Sample analysis with test determination based on identified condition
AssigneeBeckman Coulter, Inc.
InventorsRongchang Xin, Carlos A. Ramirez
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Abstract
It is possible that an analyzer may be operated such that it may perform tests to identify the presence or absence of a specified condition. Such tests may be performed using behaviors which are specific to the specified condition, and the results of those tests may be presented in a single output.
Claims17
A method for performing condition specific testing on a biological sample, the method performed by a computer and an analyzer controlled by the computer and configured to perform a plurality of tests, the method comprising:
- a) receiving the biological sample and an order associated with the biological sample identifying a condition;
- b) determining one or more tests from the plurality of tests based on the condition identified in the order;
- c) for each of the one or more tests, obtaining a result for that test by performing that test on the received biological sample;
- and
- d) presenting the results for the one or more tests;
- wherein:
- A) the method comprises calculating a value indicating a likelihood that the condition identified in the order is present;
- and
- B) presenting the results for the one or more tests further comprises presenting the value indicating the likelihood that the condition identified in the order is present.
A system comprising an analyzer configured to perform a plurality of tests controlled by one or more computers configured by computer executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium to perform steps comprising:
- a) receiving an order identifying a condition that one or more tests should be performed to detect;
- b) determining the one or more tests from the plurality of tests to perform to detect the condition;
- c) for each of the one or more tests to perform to detect the condition, obtaining a result for that test by causing the analyzer to perform that test;
- d) calculating a value indicating a likelihood that the condition identified in the order is present;
- and
- e) presenting the results for the one or more tests performed to detect the condition by performing acts comprising presenting the value indicating the likelihood that the condition identified in the order is present.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.