DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES
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Abstract
A system is disclosed in which a plurality of in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices each include a network communication device for connecting to a publicly accessible data network. For example, IVD devices are provided with a cellular modem for connecting to a public cellular network. These IVD devices connect to the data network upon completion of a diagnostic test, and upload results of the test, as well as other appropriate data, to a remote device which is also on the network. The IVD devices also download appropriate data from remote network elements. The remote network element may be a network element such as a Hospital Information System (HIS) or Laboratory Information System (LIS) database. Alternatively, the remote device may be a remote server or another IVD device. This connectivity enables the system to accumulate diagnostic test data, and to analyze, report, and/or update the IVD devices based on the accumulated data.
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33. A diagnostic test analysis system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one network interface device; at least one display device; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate the at least one network interface device to; determine a first result of a first diagnostic test based on at least one biological sample provided by a user and based on a testing protocol, send data indicative of a connection request to a remote network element over a publicly accessible data network, the remote network element being a remote in-vitro diagnostic device, receive a response to the connection request from the remote network element, said receipt of the response establishing an ad-hoc network connection with the remote in-vitro diagnostic device, and after establishment of the ad-hoc network, send data representing at least a portion of the first result of the first diagnostic test to the remote in-vitro diagnostic device. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A diagnostic test analysis method comprising:
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determining, via an in-vitro diagnostic device, a first result of a first diagnostic test based on at least one biological sample provided by a user and based on a testing protocol; sending data indicative of a connection request to a remote in-vitro diagnostic device over a publicly accessible data network; receiving a response to the connection request from the remote in-vitro diagnostic device, said receipt of the response establishing an ad-hoc network connection with the in-vitro diagnostic device and the remote in-vitro diagnostic device; and after establishment of the ad-hoc network, sending data representing at least a portion of the first result of the first diagnostic test to the remote in-vitro diagnostic device. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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