Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

André Pristat-Gupta

Christopher Espy

The present disclosure refers to a method for detecting and reporting an operation error in an in-vitro diagnostic system () for determining a sample of a bodily fluid, comprising: providing a plurality of sample vessels () each containing a sample of a bodily fluid; and providing a plurality of functional modules (), comprising an analysis device () configured to determine the sample, a handling system () configured to handle the plurality of sample vessels (), and an automation track () provided by the handling system () and configured to transport the plurality of sample vessels () to the analysis device (). The method further comprises: providing an operation control device () connected to at least one of the functional modules () and configured to control operation of the at least one functional module (), and comprising one or more data processors (), wherein an application software is running on the one or more data processors () for controlling operation of the at least one functional module (); controlling operation of the at least one functional module () by the operation control device (); and detecting and reporting an operation error by an error detecting and reporting device (), comprising: detecting the operating error for the operation of at least one of the plurality of functional modules () and the operation control device (), providing error data indicative of the operation error, receiving a user input through a user interface () after detecting the operation error, providing labelling data in response to receiving the user input, the labelling data being indicative of information related to the operating error in addition to the error data, providing error report data comprising the error data and the labelling data, and transmitting the error report data to an error repository () remotely located with respect to both the plurality of functional modules () and the operation control device (); receiving the error report data in a machine learning process running in a data processing device connected to the error repository (); processing the error report data by the machine learning process in the data processing device; providing a application software update for the application software in response to the processing of the error report data by the machine learning process in the data processing device; providing the application software update to the operation control device (); and controlling operation of the at least one functional module () by the operation control device () comprising running the application software including the application software update. Further, an in-vitro diagnostic system for determining a sample of a bodily fluid is provided.

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Mannheim, Germany

André Pristat-Gupta