IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM

摘要

A method and system for automatic in-vitro diagnostic analysis are described. The method comprises adding a first reagent type and a second reagent type to a first test liquid during a first and second cycle times respectively. The addition of the first reagent type to the first test liquid comprises parallel addition of a second reagent type to a second test liquid during the first cycle time. The addition of the second reagent type to the first test liquid comprises parallel addition of a first reagent type to a third test liquid during the second cycle time, respectively.

主权项

1. A system for in-vitro diagnostic analysis, the system comprising:
a vessel processing area comprising a first static vessel holder and a second static vessel holder and at least two movable vessel workstations, each movable vessel workstation comprising a vessel gripper; at least one sample pipette head comprising at least two sample pipetting devices, wherein the at least two pipetting devices each comprise at least one dispensing/aspiration nozzle to pipette test liquids; at least one reagent pipette head comprising at least three reagent pipetting devices, wherein the at least three pipetting devices each comprise at least one dispensing/aspiration nozzle to pipette reagents; and a controller programmed to control the at least two movable vessel workstation, the at least one sample pipette head, the at least two sample pipetting devices, the at least one reagent pipette head and the at least three reagent pipetting devices for executing a number of scheduled process operations.