Laboratory instrumentation information management and control network
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a host controlling at least one instrument in a laboratory comprising:
- configuring said host to have at least one local data element; and
configuring said host to have at least one global data element, said at least one global data element having a common data definition and data value used by said host and at least one other host connected to said host, said at least one local data element having a data definition and data value used only by said host, at least one of said data elements being used by said host in connection with processing performed by said at least one instrument.
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Abstract
An interface point network (IPN) and a method for communication with a laboratory information system using an IPN, wherein the IPN includes at least one host computer in communication with at least one laboratory instrument, the laboratory information system and an interface point server in communication with the host computer and the laboratory information system, the interface point server being configured to function as a communication interface between the host computer and the laboratory information system in a manner responsive to a predetermined communication protocol. Use of bar code and RFID labels for tracking samples and in maintaining sample data is described.
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64 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a host controlling at least one instrument in a laboratory comprising:
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configuring said host to have at least one local data element; and
configuring said host to have at least one global data element, said at least one global data element having a common data definition and data value used by said host and at least one other host connected to said host, said at least one local data element having a data definition and data value used only by said host, at least one of said data elements being used by said host in connection with processing performed by said at least one instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for automatically determining a processing order of a plurality of samples in a laboratory comprising:
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receiving scheduling inputs, said scheduling inputs including current supply information; and
determining a processing order for said plurality of samples in accordance with scheduling inputs on at least one laboratory instrument. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A system for laboratory information management and control comprising:
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a laboratory information system managing patient and laboratory information;
a first host configured with a local data element and configured to share a global data element, said local data element having a data definition and data value used only by said first host, said host using at least one of said data elements in connection with performing processing on at least one laboratory instrument connected to said first host;
a second host configured to share said global data element;
at least one laboratory instrument controlled by said host; and
a server in communication with said laboratory information system and said at least one host, said server managing a database including said global data element, said server communicating with said first host and said second host to maintain a current copy of said global data element in said database, and in local copies of said global data element at each of said hosts.
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