Method and system for performing quality control on a diagnostic analyzer
AssigneeSysmex Corporation
InventorScott Lesher
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Abstract
A method for performing quality control on a diagnostic analyzer includes receiving control measurement values from each of a plurality of diagnostic analyzers. A quality control measurement value is received from a target diagnostic analyzer. The quality control measurement value is compared with statistical criteria associated with the plurality of quality control measurement values received from the plurality of diagnostic analyzers. A comparison result is communicated to a user interface associated with the target diagnostic analyzer.
Claims21
A method for quality assurance of a sample analyzer, comprising:
- providing a statistical criterion for quality assurance of sample analyzers,
- the criterion being created based on a peer group data including a plurality of quality control (QC) measurements generated by running tests on quality control samples on a plurality of sample analyzers in a peer group, and
- the criterion including a range having an upper limit and a lower limit comparable with a QC measurement generated by a sample analyzer;
- comparing, with the range of the statistical criterion, a target QC measurement generated by running a test on a quality control sample on a target sample analyzer;
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- issuing a calibration verification certificate associated with the target sample analyzer based on the comparing of the target QC measurement and the statistical criterion.
A method for quality assurance of a sample analyzer, comprising:
- providing a statistical criterion for quality assurance of sample analyzers,
- the criterion being created based on a peer group data including a plurality of quality control (QC) measurements generated by running tests on quality control samples on a plurality of sample analyzers in a peer group, and
- the criterion including a range having an upper limit and a lower limit comparable with a QC measurement generated by a sample analyzer;
- comparing, with the range of the statistical criterion, a target QC measurement generated by running a test on a quality control sample on a target sample analyzer;
- determining whether the target sample analyzer passes the statistical criterion, based on the comparing;
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- issuing a calibration verification certificate associated with the target sample analyzer based on the determination.
A method implemented by a server communicating with a plurality of diagnostic analyzers, the method comprising:
- obtaining statistical criteria based on a plurality of quality control measurement values that are obtained by the plurality of diagnostic analyzers performing quality control measurements;
- comparing a quality control measurement value that is obtained by a target diagnostic analyzer with the statistical criteria;
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- generating, based on a result of comparing of the quality control measurement with the statistical criteria, information relating to verification of calibration of the target diagnostic analyzer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.