公开(公告)号：US11406981B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US16546756

申请日：2019-08-21

申请人： bioMerieux, Inc.

发明人： Michael Edmiston ,  Jonathan Elenkiwich ,  Warren Vincent

IPC分类号： B01L3/00 ,  G01N35/00 ,  G01N35/10

摘要： Automated test instruments electronically determine and/or obtain cell availability of cells of a holding structure in an incubated test chamber and for each of a plurality of open and available cells and electronically identify neighboring cells, electronically determining whether each of the identified neighboring cells are occupied or empty and, if occupied, electronically evaluating at least one of a test status or a time from load of a specimen container held therein. The instruments then electronically rank each of the plurality of open and available cells based at least in part on whether the identified neighboring cells are occupied or empty and the at least one of test status or time from load of the occupied cells of the identified neighboring cells. The loading mechanism is then directed to load an incoming specimen container into a selected one of the open and available cells based on the ranking.

公开(公告)号：US20200061605A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16546756

申请日：2019-08-21

申请人： bioMerieux, Inc.

发明人： Michael Edmiston ,  Jonathan Elenkiwich ,  Warren Vincent

IPC分类号： B01L3/00 ,  G01N35/10 ,  G01N35/00

摘要： Automated test instruments electronically determine and/or obtain cell availability of cells of a holding structure in an incubated test chamber and for each of a plurality of open and available cells and electronically identify neighboring cells, electronically determining whether each of the identified neighboring cells are occupied or empty and, if occupied, electronically evaluating at least one of a test status or a time from load of a specimen container held therein. The instruments then electronically rank each of the plurality of open and available cells based at least in part on whether the identified neighboring cells are occupied or empty and the at least one of test status or time from load of the occupied cells of the identified neighboring cells. The loading mechanism is then directed to load an incoming specimen container into a selected one of the open and available cells based on the ranking.