Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Roche Diagnostics Care, Inc.

Thomas Weingartner

Andrzej Knafel

Benno Christian Trautmann

Daniel Howorth

Hartmut Mastall

A hospital or laboratory network including analytical devices for performing in-vitro diagnosis and a gateway is proposed. The network is configured to send a data package request including information regarding the analytical devices from the gateway to a remote service platform, receive from the remote service platform information regarding available data packages, determine a selection of the available data packages to be downloaded from the remote service platform specific to the analytical devices in the network, request the selection of the available data packages from the remote service platform, download the requested selection of the available data packages from the remote service platform, and provide the requested selection of the available data packages to the analytical devices.

Techniques for providing data packages to analytical devices

A method for authenticating an instrument for processing a biological sample or reagent is disclosed. The method comprises generating a PIN code by the instrument, entering the PIN code and identification data associated with the instrument in a database of an electronic device, verifying the PIN code and identification data at the electronic device, transmitting an authentication certificate to the instrument if the PIN code and identification data correspond to target data stored in the database, installing the authentication certificate on the instrument, whereby the instrument is registered with the electronic device, and using the authentication certificate for an encrypted communication between the instrument and the electronic device. Further, a system is disclosed which comprises an instrument for processing a biological sample or reagent and an electronic device. The system is configured to carry out each step of the method.

Method for authenticating an instrument for processing a biological sample or reagent and system comprising an instrument for processing a biological sample or reagent

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Allenwinden, Switzerland

Thomas Weingartner