Analyzer and computer program product

• US 20060004530A1
• Filed: 06/29/2005
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Sysmex Corporation
• Inventors: Miyamoto, Kimiyo, Osumi, Tashiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,873,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/30
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 15/12 by observing changes in resistance or impedance across apertures when traversed by individual particles, e.g. by using the Coulter principle
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 15/134 Devices using two or more apertures
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 15/1459 the analysis being performed on a sample stream
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2015/012 Red blood cells
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2015/016 White blood cells
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2015/018 Platelets
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 35/00584 Control arrangements for automatic analysers
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 35/0092 Scheduling

Abstract

Provided is an analyzer capable of analyzing an analyte with an analytical condition corresponding to a minor classification prepared by subdividing the species (major classification) of the analyte. This analyzer selects a major classification corresponding to the analyte to be analyzed from a plurality of major classifications indicating the types of analytes, preferentially displays minor classifications, belonging to the selected major classification, prepared by subdividing the corresponding major classification, selects one of the displayed minor classifications, and analyzes the analyte on the basis of an analytical condition corresponding to the selected minor classification.

Claims

1. An analyzer capable of analyzing a plurality of types of analytes, comprising:

major classification selection means for selecting a major classification corresponding to analyte to be analyzed from a plurality of major classifications indicating the types of analytes;

displaying means for preferentially displaying minor classifications, belonging to said major classification selected by said major classification selection means, prepared by subdividing said major classification;

minor classification selection means for selecting one of said minor classifications displayed by said displaying means; and

analysis means for analyzing said analyte to be analyzed on the basis of a first analytical condition corresponding to said minor classification selected by said minor classification selection means.

2. The analyzer according to claim 1, further comprising:

classification storage means for storing said major classification and said minor classification belonging to said major classification in association with each other, and

analytical condition storage means for storing said first analytical condition corresponding to said minor classification, wherein

said displaying means extracts said minor classification belonging to said major classification selected by said major classification selection means from said classification storage means and displays extracted said minor classification, and

said analysis means reads said first analytical condition corresponding to said minor classification selected by said minor classification selection means from said analytical condition storage means and analyzes said analyte to be analyzed on the basis of read said first analytical condition.

3. The analyzer according to claim 1, wherein

said analysis means acquires analysis data from said analyte to be analyzed and evaluates acquired said analysis data on the basis of said first analytical condition corresponding to said minor classification selected by said minor classification selection means.

4. The analyzer according to claim 1, wherein

said analysis means acquires analysis data by analyzing said analyte to be analyzed on the basis of said first analytical condition corresponding to said minor classification selected by said minor classification selection means.

5. The analyzer according to claim 3, wherein

said first analytical condition includes a threshold for defining a normal range of said analysis data, and

said analysis means determines whether or not said analysis data is normal by comparing said analysis data with said normal range.

6. The analyzer according to claim 3, wherein

said first analytical condition includes a determination formula for determining whether or not it is necessary to output a predetermined message as to said analysis data, and

said analysis means determines whether or not it is necessary to output a predetermined message as to said analysis data on the basis of said analysis data and said determination formula.

7. The analyzer according to claim 3, wherein

said analysis means acquires said analysis data from said analyte to be analyzed on the basis of a second analytical condition corresponding to said major classification selected by said major classification selection means.

8. The analyzer according to claim 1, wherein

said displaying means displays a list of minor classifications belonging to said major classification selected by said major classification selection means when one said major classification is selected, and displays only selected said minor classification when one said minor classification is selected by said minor classification selection means.

9. The analyzer according to claim 1, further comprising:

classification storage means for storing said minor classification and attribute information of said minor classification in association with each other, and

attribute information display means for reading said attribute information corresponding to selected said minor classification from said classification storage means and displaying read said attribute information when said minor classification selection means selects said minor classification.

10. The analyzer according to claim 1, wherein

said major classification includes the species of an animal from which said analyte to be analyzed is derived.

11. The analyzer according to claim 10, wherein

said minor classification includes a category prepared by subdividing said animal on the basis of its state.

12. The analyzer according to claim 1, further comprising minor classification registration means for accepting registration of said minor classification, wherein

said displaying means extracts said minor classification belonging to said major classification selected by said major classification selection means from said minor classification accepted by said minor classification registration means and preferentially displays extracted said minor classification.

13. The analyzer according to claim 1, further comprising:

a measuring device detecting a signal from said analyte to be analyzed and outputting data corresponding to detected said signal, and

a data processing device, connected to said measuring device, comprising said major classification selection means, said displaying means, said minor classification selection means and said analysis means, wherein

said analysis means analyzes said data output from said measuring device.

14. A computer program product capable of analyzing a plurality of types of analytes, comprising:

first computer code for selecting a major classification corresponding to analyte to be analyzed from a plurality of major classifications indicating the types of analytes;

second computer code for preferentially displaying a minor classifications, belonging to selected said major classification, prepared by subdividing said major classification;

third computer code for selecting one of said displayed minor classifications; and

fourth computer code for analyzing said analyte to be analyzed on the basis of an analytical condition corresponding to selected said minor classification.

15. An analyzer analyzing an analyte derived from an animal, comprising:

measurement registration accepting means for accepting entry of measurement registration information of said analyte; and

analysis means for analyzing said analyte on the basis of said measurement registration information accepted by said measurement registration accepting means, wherein

said measurement registration information includes a category prepared by subdividing said animal from which said analyte is derived on the basis of its state.

16. The analyzer according to claim 15, further comprising analytical condition storage means for storing a first analytical condition corresponding to said category, wherein

said analysis means analyzes said analyte on the basis of said first analytical condition corresponding to said category accepted by said measurement registration accepting means.

17. The analyzer according to claim 16, wherein

said analysis means acquires analysis data from said analyte and evaluates acquired said analysis data on the basis of said first analytical condition.

18. The analyzer according to claim 17, wherein

said measurement registration information further includes the species of said animal from which said analyte is derived,

said analytical condition storage means further stores a second analytical condition corresponding to the species of said animal, and

said analysis means acquires said analysis data from said analyte on the basis of said second analytical condition corresponding to the species of said animal accepted by said measurement registration accepting means.

19. The analyzer according to claim 15, further comprising category storage means for storing a plurality of said categories, wherein

said measurement registration accepting means extracts part of said categories from said category storage means and displays extracted said categories so that one category can be selected from extracted said categories.

20. The analyzer according to claim 15, further comprising category registration means for accepting registration of said category.