Point-of-care medical analyzer consumable availability prediction

An apparatus for generating predicted consumable state data of a point-of-care medical analyzer comprising:

• an input unit;
• and
• a processing unit;
• wherein the input unit is configured to receive initial consumable state data of a point-of-care medical analyzer defining an initial amount of a point-of-care medical analyzer consumable present in the point-of-care medical analyzer, and an analyzer identifier at a first time index;
• wherein the input unit is configured to receive a second time index;
• wherein the processing unit is configured to generate predicted consumable state data defining an amount of the point-of-care medical analyzer consumable predicted to be present in the point-of-care medical analyzer at the second time index using a predicted consumable depletion model selected using at least the analyzer identifier and the initial consumable state data;
• wherein the predicted consumable depletion model comprises (i) a consumable model of the point-of-care medical analyzer defining a consumable depletion rate of the point-of-care medical analyzer consumable in the point-of-care medical analyzer for a test, and (ii) a point-of-care medical analyzer use model defining an occurrence rate of the test;
• and
• wherein the predicted consumable state data is generated by the processing unit based on an aggregation of the initial amount of a point-of-care medical analyzer consumable present in the point-of-care medical analyzer, and the outputs of at least the consumable model and the point-of-care medical analyzer use model between the first time index and the second time index and being further configured to receive usage location metadata of the point-of-care medical analyzer defined by the analyzer identifier.

A method for generating predicted consumable state data of a point-of-care medical analyzer, comprising:

• receiving initial consumable state data of a point-of-care medical analyzer defining an initial amount of a point-of-care medical analyzer consumable present in the point-of-care medical analyzer, and an analyzer identifier at a first time index;
• receiving a second time index;
• and
• generating predicted consumable state data defining an amount of the point-of-care medical analyzer consumable predicted to be present in the point-of-care medical analyzer at the second time index using a predicted consumable depletion model selected using at least the analyzer identifier and the initial consumable state data;
• wherein the predicted consumable depletion model comprises (i) a consumable model of the point-of-care medical analyzer defining a consumable depletion rate of the point-of-care medical analyzer consumable in the point-of-care medical analyzer for a test, and (ii) a point-of-care medical analyzer use model defining an occurrence rate of the test;
• and
• wherein the predicted consumable state data is generated based on an aggregation of the initial amount of a point-of-care medical analyzer consumable present in the point-of-care medical analyzer, and the outputs of at least the consumable model and the point-of-care medical analyzer use model between the first time index and the second time index.