Systems and methods for end-to-end material management
AssigneeGrail, LLC
InventorsDavid Jennions, Derek Jenkins
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure may be directed to an automated sample processing system having one or more processors and one or more computer readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform one or more functions. The one or more functions may include identifying that a sample in a laboratory workflow controlled by the system is in a buffer work cell, receiving operational context data associated with the laboratory workflow indicating an event affecting a subsequent processing step for the sample in the laboratory workflow, and dynamically adjusting a dwell time for the sample in the buffer work cell based on the received operational context data.
Claims24
An automated sample processing system, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more computer readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
- identify that a sample in a laboratory workflow controlled by the system is in a buffer work cell;
- receive operational context data associated with the laboratory workflow indicating an event affecting a subsequent processing step for the sample in the laboratory workflow;
- and
- dynamically adjust a dwell time for the sample in the buffer work cell based on the received operational context data.
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An automated sample processing system, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more computer readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
- receive an indication that an amount of a material at a local storage compartment associated with a laboratory workflow has fallen below a predetermined threshold;
- determine a status of one or more samples being processed in accordance with the laboratory workflow and, depending on the status, a projected movement of the one or more samples on a conveyance platform of the system;
- and
- initiate a replenishment protocol responsive to receiving the indication to increase the amount of the material above the predetermined threshold and based on the projected movement of the one or more samples on the conveyance platform.
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An automated sample processing system, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more computer readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
- receive an indication of a shutdown event for a laboratory workflow controlled by the system;
- implement a shutdown procedure to address the shutdown event, wherein the shutdown procedure causes one or more samples involved in the laboratory workflow to continue processing to a predefined safe stopping point;
- and
- halt at least a subset of the operations of the system at a conclusion of the shutdown procedure.
-36. (canceled)
An automated sample processing system, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more computer readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
- identify a position of a sample in a laboratory workflow controlled by the system;
- determine that the position of the sample in the laboratory workflow corresponds to an automatic storage position;
- cause a portion of the sample to be aliquoted to create a matched aliquoted sample;
- and
- store, responsive to the determining, the matched aliquoted sample in a storage location.
An automated sample processing system, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- one or more computer readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors to:
- identify a position of a sample in a laboratory workflow controlled by the system;
- identify a status of an activity work cell in a laboratory workflow that is downstream of the position of the sample in the laboratory workflow;
- determine that the status of the activity work cell with respect to the position of the sample requires placement of the sample in a buffer work cell;
- and
- transport the sample to the buffer work cell.
-62. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.