Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Roche Diagnostics Gmbh

F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag

Urs Vollenweider

Gottlieb Schacher

Andreas Drechsler

Rik Harbers

Goran Savatic

Marco Maetzler

Michael Glauser

Kurt Schildknecht

Matthias Edelmann

Christoph Ludwig

Yves Laloux

Mark Busenhart

Diego Del-Grande

Antonia Voegel

Christian Loewenstein

Fabian Durrer

Christian LÖWENSTEIN

Marco MÄTZLER

A method to provide control samples for validating a diagnostic test within a laboratory system is presented. The laboratory system comprises an aliquoting device, a storage, a transport system, at least two analyzers, and a control unit. A total number of control sample aliquots and an aliquot volume for each control sample aliquot is determined based on a validation time schedule. A provided total control sample volume is aliquoted into the determined total number of control sample aliquots with the determined aliquot volumes. The generated control sample aliquots are transported to one or more of the at least two analyzers according to the validation time schedule.

Method and laboratory system to provide control samples for validating a diagnostic test

A storage module for a laboratory automation system, a method of operating a laboratory automation system, and a laboratory automation system are presented. Items used by laboratory stations are stored centrally in a storage module and can be transported to the laboratory stations using a laboratory sample distribution system.

Storage module, method of operating a laboratory automation system and laboratory automation system

A urine work area manager comprises a computing unit and a set of machine executable instructions stored in a memory for execution by the computing unit. The computing unit transfers commands and data between a urine test strip reader and the manager using a first interface, and transfers commands and data between a urine sediment analyzer and the manager using a second interface. In operation, the computing unit instructs the urine test strip reader to analyze a plurality of urine samples, receives a strip analysis result from the urine test strip reader, and generates a first set of instructions for controlling the urine sediment analyzer using the strip analysis result. The computing unit further instructs the urine sediment analyzer to analyze the plurality of urine samples with the first set of instructions and receives a sediment analysis result from the urine sediment analyzer using the second interface.

Urine work area manager for a urine work area

The present invention pertains to a system for the automated analysis of samples, comprising: a first optical device including at least one receptacle for receiving at least one of said samples and a receptacle-associated optical unit including at least one receptacle-associated light source for emitting light adapted for determining a color of said sample and generating a light beam for irradiating said sample contained in said receptacle and at least one receptacle-associated light detector for detecting light transmitted through said sample and generating a receptacle-associated detection signal; a second optical device including at least one test element provided with at least one test zone for applying said sample, said test zone being subject to an optically detectable change in response to at least one characteristic of said sample being different from said color and a test element-associated optical unit.

System and method for the automated analysis of samples

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