APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING MULTIPLE SAMPLES
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1. A multi-channel analyzer comprising:
- a first processor and a first memory;
a terminal in communication with the first processor and the first memory;
a plurality of sensor ports, each of the sensor ports in communication with the first processor, wherein each of the sensor ports is configured to receive one of a plurality of removable sensors and analyze a sample on the one of the plurality of sensors, and wherein the first processor is configured to analyze the fluid samples on each of the plurality of removable sensors for an analyte, and each of the plurality of sensor ports is configured generate a sample result;
a sample identification reader in communication with the first processor and the first memory, wherein the sample identification reader is configured to read a plurality of unique sample identifiers, each of the plurality of unique sample identifiers corresponding to a separate fluid sample; and
wherein the first processor is configured to;
associate the unique sample identifier with the sample result from the corresponding one of the plurality of the sensor ports; and
transmit the unique sample identifier and the associated sample result to the first memory.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for analyzing multiple samples is disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus and method use a multi-channel analyzer configured to simultaneously process results from a plurality of sample ports. The multi-channel analyzer further comprises a system for storing and transmitting the sample results from the plurality of samples, including unique sample identifiers. In some embodiments, the sample results may be transmitted to a laboratory information management system, a hospital network, or other similar location.
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1. A multi-channel analyzer comprising:
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a first processor and a first memory; a terminal in communication with the first processor and the first memory; a plurality of sensor ports, each of the sensor ports in communication with the first processor, wherein each of the sensor ports is configured to receive one of a plurality of removable sensors and analyze a sample on the one of the plurality of sensors, and wherein the first processor is configured to analyze the fluid samples on each of the plurality of removable sensors for an analyte, and each of the plurality of sensor ports is configured generate a sample result; a sample identification reader in communication with the first processor and the first memory, wherein the sample identification reader is configured to read a plurality of unique sample identifiers, each of the plurality of unique sample identifiers corresponding to a separate fluid sample; and
wherein the first processor is configured to;associate the unique sample identifier with the sample result from the corresponding one of the plurality of the sensor ports; and transmit the unique sample identifier and the associated sample result to the first memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of receiving and transmitting sample results comprising:
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receiving a plurality of sensors in a plurality of sensor ports, wherein the sensor ports are electrically connected to a testing circuit; receiving a plurality of samples on the plurality of sensors; receiving a sample identifier corresponding to each of the plurality of samples; associating the sample identifier for each of the plurality of samples with the corresponding one the plurality of sensor ports; analyzing the plurality of samples on the plurality of sensors using the testing circuit to obtain a sample results for each sensor in each of the plurality of sensor ports; storing the sample results in a first memory; associating the sample result from each of the plurality of sensor ports with the corresponding sample identifier for each of the plurality of sensor ports; and transmitting the sample results and corresponding sample identifiers to a second memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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