Automatic Analyzer Calculating Sample and Consumable Replacement Wait Times
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260098871A1 by Hitachi High-Tech Corporation for an automatic analyzer that calculates waiting times for sample and consumable replacement based on analysis schedules. The invention aims to improve laboratory workflow efficiency by determining optimal timing for replacing samples or consumables. The application was originally filed on August 23, 2023.
What changed
USPTO published patent application US20260098871A1 for an automatic analyzer system developed by Hitachi High-Tech Corporation. The invention relates to an analyzing unit that analyzes samples combined with a control device that calculates optimal waiting times before replacing samples or consumables based on analysis schedules. The system creates schedules at the point of receiving replacement requests and calculates remaining wait times for users.
Affected parties include medical diagnostic laboratories, clinical testing facilities, and healthcare institutions using automated analysis equipment. The published application represents the publication stage of the patent prosecution process and does not yet grant enforceable patent rights. Parties developing similar automated analyzer technology should monitor this application's progression through the examination process.
What to do next
- Monitor for patent prosecution updates
- Assess if laboratory equipment includes similar waiting-time features
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AUTOMATIC ANALYZER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AUTOMATIC ANALYZER
Application US20260098871A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Assignee
HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATION
Inventors
Toma ONOSE, Satoshi SHIBUYA, Tatsuki TAKAKURA, Stefan DATZ, Elissabeth FOESTER, Ursula PAUSELIUS-FUCHS, Bassem BISHR, Peter DEGROOT
Abstract
The automatic analyzer includes: an analyzing unit that analyzes a sample; and a control device that controls operation of each mechanism of the analyzing unit. The control device calculates waiting time for which a user must wait before replacing the sample or a consumable necessary for analyzing the sample based on time when the sample or the consumable is last used in an analysis schedule that has been created at a point when the control device receives a replacement request for the sample or the consumable. It can be to provide an automatic analyzer capable of improving work efficiency, and a method for operating the automatic analyzer.
CPC Classifications
G01N 35/0092 G16H 40/40 G01N 2035/0091
Filing Date
2023-08-23
Application No.
19112770
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