METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ANALYTE IN AN AUTOMATED MANNER
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Abstract
A method for determining an analyte of a liquid sample in a cuvette includes providing a cuvette, a reagent, a barcode, an icon on the cuvette and a liquid analysis device comprising a photometer, a rotation device, a camera, a calibration data memory storing first calibration data, and an input device which manually inputs second calibration data. The cuvette is inserted into the liquid analysis device and is rotated to align the icon with the camera. The icon is read with the camera and the icon read compared with an icon model stored in the liquid analysis device to determine whether it corresponds thereto. The liquid sample is subjected to photometry based on the first calibration data if the icon read corresponds to the icon model. If not, the input apparatus is activated and the liquid sample is subjected to photometry on the basis of the second calibration data.
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17 Claims
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1-8. -8. (canceled)
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9. A method for automatically determining an analyte of a liquid sample in a cuvette in a liquid analysis device, the method comprising:
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providing a cuvette which is configured to be cylindrical; providing a reagent which is configured to react with the analyte in a color-changing manner; providing a barcode configured either as a one-dimensional barcode or as a two-dimensional barcode; providing an icon with two dimensions on an outside of the cuvette; providing a liquid analysis device comprising a photometer, a rotation device which is configured to rotate a cuvette inserted in the liquid analysis device, a camera which is configured to read the barcode and the icon, a calibration data memory which is configured to store first calibration data associated with the reagent, and an input device which is configured to manually input second calibration data associated with the reagent; inserting the cuvette into the liquid analysis device; rotating the cuvette so as to align the icon with the camera; reading the icon with the camera; comparing the icon read with an icon model stored in the liquid analysis device; determining whether the icon read corresponds to the icon model; and subjecting the liquid sample to photometry on the basis of the first calibration data stored in the calibration data memory if the icon read corresponds to the icon model;
oractivating the input apparatus for manually inputting the second calibration data if the icon read does not correspond to the icon model; and subjecting the liquid sample to photometry on the basis of the second calibration data which has been manually input. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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