ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR ANALYZING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES

摘要

Analysis system and computer implemented method for analyzing biological samples are disclosed. The system has at least one analyzer for performing an analysis and a decision unit being operable to determine in response to the receipt of the analysis request whether results obtained from performing the analysis on the sample indicated in the analysis request are valid. This determination is executed by retrieving the meta information assigned to the sample and by applying the at least one condition on the meta information and wherein the at least one applied condition has at least a condition on whether the sample allows a valid analysis on the sample, and wherein the decision unit returns the decision that the analysis exercised on the indicated sample will return a valid result in case the conditions of the condition set are met by the sample.

主权项

1. A system for determining whether results to be obtained from performing an analysis on a biological sample indicated in an analysis request will be valid, said system comprising:
a decision unit which operates to:
receive the analysis request from an interface, said analysis request indicating an analysis to be performed on the biological sample,determine in response to the receipt of the analysis request whether results to be obtained from performing the analysis on the biological sample indicated via a unique sample identifier in the analysis request will be valid, wherein this determination is executed by the decision unit being operable to:retrieve via the unique sample identifier one or more storage parameters for the biological sample from a first data storage component or database,retrieve a condition set corresponding to the analysis indicated in the analysis request from a second data storage component or database, said condition set comprising conditions regarding at least age and storage of the biological sample,retrieve via the unique sample identifier meta information assigned to the biological sample from a third data storage component or database, the meta information comprising sample age, andapply the conditions of the retrieved condition set on the retrieved meta information and the one or more storage parameters, andreturn a decision that the analysis to be exercised on the biological sample will return a valid result in cases that the meta information and the one or more storage parameters satisfy the conditions of the condition set regarding the age and storage of the biological sample allowing a valid analysis indicated in the analysis request on the biological sample.