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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2013
Benjamin Samuel Pollack, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Colin Mellars, Dover, NJ (US);
Baris Yagci, Whippany, NJ (US);
Benjamin Samuel Pollack, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Colin Mellars, Dover, NJ (US);
Baris Yagci, Whippany, NJ (US);
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for processing samples in an analyzer utilizes a track system with a plurality of track portions. A queue of samples for processing can be handled on a first portion, while priority samples may be handled on another portion. An instrument in a module may process samples in queues and priority samples. The instrument may process priority samples while a queue of samples remains on the first portion and resumes processing the queue of samples along the first portion upon completion of processing the priority sample.