Quality assured analytical testing system and method thereof
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1. A system for quality assured analytical testing, comprising:
- an Instrument Management System (IMS);
an analytical instrument for conducting analytical testing, the analytical instrument having an input section for determining an actual user of the instrument and the analytical instrument being configured to run a testing routine; and
a terminal connected to the Instrument Management System (IMS) which is remote from the analytical instrument and which provides an examination module of the IMS that is programmed to;
conduct an exam during which the examination module prompts questions to the user via the terminal which relate to the analytical instrument and/or a diagnostic test to be conducted therewith,receive via the terminal answers from the user to the questions,evaluate the answers,determine if the user has passed the exam, andtransmit a user certificate to the analytical instrument if the user passed the exam,wherein the analytical instrument is programmed to check if a user certificate for the actual user is available and grant access to the testing routine by the user for conducting an analytical test only if a user certificate is available,wherein the IMS is configured to relay the user certificate to the analytical instrument, andwherein the IMS is a server.
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Abstract
A system and method for quality assured analytical testing is disclosed. A user is prompted by the system questions which relate to an analytical test to be conducted or an analytical instrument to be employed. Input received by the system from the user is evaluated to determine to which degree the inputs are correct. The user is certified if the determined degree is above a preset threshold. Next, the user is prompted by the system for a user identification and if the user is a certified user, access is provided to a testing routine of the analytical instrument.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for quality assured analytical testing, comprising:
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an Instrument Management System (IMS); an analytical instrument for conducting analytical testing, the analytical instrument having an input section for determining an actual user of the instrument and the analytical instrument being configured to run a testing routine; and a terminal connected to the Instrument Management System (IMS) which is remote from the analytical instrument and which provides an examination module of the IMS that is programmed to; conduct an exam during which the examination module prompts questions to the user via the terminal which relate to the analytical instrument and/or a diagnostic test to be conducted therewith, receive via the terminal answers from the user to the questions, evaluate the answers, determine if the user has passed the exam, and transmit a user certificate to the analytical instrument if the user passed the exam, wherein the analytical instrument is programmed to check if a user certificate for the actual user is available and grant access to the testing routine by the user for conducting an analytical test only if a user certificate is available, wherein the IMS is configured to relay the user certificate to the analytical instrument, and wherein the IMS is a server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13)
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8. A method for quality assured analytical testing, comprising:
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prompting questions to a user which relate to an analytical test to be conducted or an analytical instrument to be employed, wherein the prompting questions and receiving answers are both conducted at a terminal connected to an Instrument Management System, and wherein the terminal provides an examination module of the Instrument Management System and is remote from the analytical instrument; receiving the answers from the user to the questions; evaluating the answers and determining, via the examination module, to which degree the answers are correct; certifying the user, via the examination module, if the determined degree is above a preset threshold; transmitting, via the examination module, a user certification to the analytical instrument; prompting, via the analytical instrument, the user to input a user identification; determining, via the analytical instrument, if the user is a certified user; and providing access to a testing routine of the analytical instrument if the user is a certified user, wherein the transmitting of the user certificate is via the Instrument Management System relaying the user certificate to the analytical instrument, and wherein the Instrument Management System is a server. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16)
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