ANALYZER OPERATING METHOD

• Main Authors: MEYER, RICHARD, C, BLANKE, GORDON, C, ZAKOWSKI, JACK, J, CUOMO, VINCENT, A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.01.1988
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TESTING

A method of operating a clinical analyzer wherein the analyzer includes a plurality of reaction locations (30) divided into two groups. Predetermined operations are performed on the first and second groups during corresponding processing cycles. A process that is common to both cycles is performed simultaneously for reaction locations (30) in the first and second groups during only one of the cycles. The other of the cycles can thus accommodate operations unique to particular tests that would not otherwise be available on the analyzer. The common process may be washing of adjacent reaction locations included in the first and second groups. Un procédé de fonctionnement d'un analyseur clinique comprenant plusieurs emplacements de réaction (30) divisés en deux groupes consiste à effectuer des opérations prédéterminées sur les premier et second groupes durant des cycles de traitement correspondant. Un traitement qui est commun aux deux cycles est effectué simultanément pour des emplacements de réaction (30) des premier et second groupes durant seulement un seul des cycles. On peut donc effectuer pendant les autres cycles des opérations uniques à des essais particuliers qui ne seraient autrement pas disponibles sur l'analyseur. Le traitement commun peut être le nettoyage d'emplacement de réaction adjacent compris dans les premier et second groupes.