US 8,772,037 B2 · Analysis assisting method, analyzer, remote computer, data analyzing method, program, and reagent container

Abstract

In an analysis system having an analysis apparatus using a reagent container having a memory to store reagent information concerning the reagent in the reagent container and a remote computer, the following steps are executed: reading out the reagent information from the memory of the reagent container; judging, based on the read reagent information, whether or not the reagent in the reagent container is usable; when it is judged that the reagent in the reagent container is unusable, writing data representing the reagent is unusable into the memory of the reagent container; and when it is judged that the reagent in the reagent container is unusable, registering the data representing the reagent is unusable, into a reagent database managed by the remote computer in association with identification information to identify the reagent container. Thus, it is possible to automatically identify the reagent, which should not be used, and to manage the reagent not so as to use it for the analysis. In addition, it is possible to use the data for the enhancement of the business efficiency such as the automatic order of the reagent, the stock management in the manufacturer and the like.

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Dependent claims

An analysis support method executed by an analysis system having an analysis apparatus and a remote computer, the analysis support method comprising:

reading reagent information concerning a reagent in a reagent container from a memory included in the reagent container, the reagent container being used by the analysis apparatus;
first judging whether the reagent in the reagent container is usable based on the read reagent information;
upon judging an unusable condition of the reagent by the first judging, writing data representing that the reagent is unusable into the memory included in the reagent container, and registering the data representing that the reagent is unusable into a reagent database managed by the remote computer connected with the analysis apparatus in association with identification information to identify the reagent container;
second judging whether there is an abnormal state for a specimen of an analysis using the reagent in the reagent container according to an abnormal detection condition for the specimen;
writing data relating to a result of the analysis of the specimen into the memory, the data relating to the result of the analysis of the specimen including information concerning a presence or absence of the abnormal state judged by the second judging;
and
storing the data relating to the analysis of the specimen into an analysis result data storage managed by the remote computer.

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An analysis support method executed by an analysis system having an analysis apparatus and a remote computer, said analysis support method comprising:

reading reagent information concerning a reagent in a reagent container from a memory included in the reagent container, the reagent container being used by the analysis apparatus;
first judging whether the reagent in the reagent container is usable based on the read reagent information;
upon judging an unusable condition of the reagent by the first judging, writing data representing that the reagent is unusable into the memory included in the reagent container, and registering the data representing that the reagent is unusable into a reagent database managed by the remote computer connected with the analysis apparatus in association with identification information to identify the reagent container;
writing data relating to a result of an analysis of a specimen using the reagent in the reagent container into the memory;
storing the data relating to the result of the analysis into an analysis result data storage managed by the remote computer;
and
second judging whether there is an abnormal state for an entire result of the analysis of the specimen by using the data relating to the result of the analysis for each specimen in a plurality of specimens.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Analysis assisting method, analyzer, remote computer, data analyzing method, program, and reagent container

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Analysis assisting method, analyzer, remote computer, data analyzing method, program, and reagent container

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