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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2019
Biomerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Michael Edmiston, Manchester, MO (US);
Jonathan Elenkiwich, Lyons, FR;
Warren Vincent, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
BIOMERIEUX, INC., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Automated test instruments electronically determine and/or obtain cell availability of cells of a holding structure in an incubated test chamber and for each of a plurality of open and available cells and electronically identify neighboring cells, electronically determining whether each of the identified neighboring cells are occupied or empty and, if occupied, electronically evaluating at least one of a test status or a time from load of a specimen container held therein. The instruments then electronically rank each of the plurality of open and available cells based at least in part on whether the identified neighboring cells are occupied or empty and the at least one of test status or time from load of the occupied cells of the identified neighboring cells. The loading mechanism is then directed to load an incoming specimen container into a selected one of the open and available cells based on the ranking.