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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
Applicants:
Eric Brouwer, Ottawa, CA;
Jody Ann Tirinato, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Michael P. Zelin, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Eric Brouwer, Ottawa, CA;
Jody Ann Tirinato, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Michael P. Zelin, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Point of Care Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/20 (2006.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic method for identifying biological samples that are collected using the wrong blood preservative for subsequent analytical testing. The method also provides for identification and/or suppression of certain analytical test results that are substantially or partly adversely affected. The invention is particularly suited for use in point-of-care medical diagnostic testing.