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US 6,375,898 B1Granted
Analysis system
AssigneeStart Diagnostics GmbH
InventorFrank Ulrich
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Abstract
An analysis system, in particular for medical analysis work for carrying out clinical-chemical and immunological analyses, comprises an analysis appliance and at least one system-reagent carrier. The system-reagent carrier has at least one cuvette which is pre-filled with a test-specific, preformulated, wet-chemical system reagent, as well as the measuring cuvette.
Claims34
An analysis system for analysis work for carrying out clinical, chemical, and immunological analyses, comprising:
- at least one system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102), the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) having at least one cuvette (44′, 44″;
- 144′, 144″, 144′″) which is pre-filled with a test-specific, pre-formulated, wet-chemical system reagent (45′, 45″), the at least one system-reagent carrier having a first, machine-readable identification code (68) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) for reagents contained in the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) and a second identification code (70) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) for identifying the manufacturer of the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102);
- and
- an analysis appliance (1) including:
- first holding devices (32) for system-reagent carriers,
- second holding devices (38) for sample vessels (40),
- a pipetting device (16),
- a detector device (20),
- a control device (22), and
- a reading device (64) for reading the first, machine-readable identification code (68) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) for reagents contained in the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) and the second identification code (70) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) for identifying the manufacturer of the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) whereby the reading device (64) reads and evaluates the identification codes (68, 70) in order to identify the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) with the reagents contained therein and in order to exclude unsuitable system-reagent carriers from being used.
18 more elements
Analysis appliance for an analysis system utilizing at least one cuvette (44′, 44″;
- 144′, 144″, 144′″) which is pre-filled with a test-specific, preformulated, wet-chemical system reagent (45′, 45″), the at least one system-reagent carrier having a first, machine-readable identification code (68) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) for reagents contained in the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) and a second identification code (70) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) for identifying the manufacturer of the system-reagent carrier (2), the analysis appliance comprising:
- first holding devices (32) for system-reagent carriers;
- second holding devices (38) for sample vessels (40);
- a detector device (20);
- a control device (22);
- and
- a reading device (64) for reading the first, machine-readable identification code (68) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) for reagents contained in the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) and the second identification code (70) provided on the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) for identifying the manufacturer of the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) wherein the reading device (64) reads and evaluates the identification codes (68, 70) in order to identify the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102) with the reagents contained therein and in order to exclude unsuitable system-reagent carriers from being used.
12 more elements
A system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102), for an analysis system including:
- first holding devices (32) for system-reagent carriers,
- second holding devices (38) for sample vessels (40),
- a detector device (20),
- a control device (22), and
- a reading device (64);
- the system-reagent carrier including:
- at least one cuvette (44, 44′, 44″;
- 144, 144′, 144″, 144′″) which is pre-filled with a test-specific, pre-formulated, wet-chemical system reagent (45′, 45″);
- a machine-readable identification code (68) readable by the detector device (20) for the reagents contained in the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102);
- and
- an identification code (70) readable by the detector device (20) for identifying the manufacturer of the system-reagent carrier (2;
- 102).
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.