Automated Analyzer Reliability Certification via Controlled Specimens

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional automatic analyzers require manual user intervention to determine the reliability of analysis results for controlled specimens, leading to increased burden and potential errors due to the high-speed analysis of multiple samples.

Innovation Solution

An automated analyzer system that determines the normalcy of analysis results for samples based on controlled specimens, generating associated analysis information to rapidly and accurately certify the results, reducing user burden and errors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual determination of analysis result reliability is performed by the user for each sample, then the analysis result can be certified with user judgment, but the user burden increases and errors may occur due to manual processing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanalysis result certificationVSAvoiduser burden
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The analyzer performs self-service by automatically determining the reliability of analysis results through controlled specimen measurement. The system independently compares controlled specimen results against reference values and automatically marks sample reliability, eliminating the need for manual user judgment and certification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The manual mechanical process of user judgment and determination is replaced by an automated electronic system. The analyzer uses computational algorithms to compare controlled specimen measurements with reference values, substituting human manual operations with automated electronic determination and marking processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If high-speed analysis process is implemented to analyze multiple samples at once, then productivity increases, but the determination process time is prolonged and user burden increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of samples analyzedVSAvoiddetermination process time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system maintains continuous useful action by performing controlled specimen measurement and reliability determination automatically during the analysis process. The determination process runs continuously without interruption alongside sample analysis, eliminating separate manual determination steps and reducing total process time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The analyzer performs self-service by automatically determining reliability for all samples in the group simultaneously. The system independently evaluates each sample's reliability based on controlled specimen results without requiring sequential manual intervention, enabling parallel processing that maintains high productivity while reducing determination time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If manual determination process is performed by the user, then flexibility in judgment is maintained, but errors are included depending on user skill

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser judgment flexibilityVSAvoiddetermination accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by continuously measuring controlled specimens and comparing results against reference values. This closed-loop feedback mechanism automatically adjusts reliability determinations based on actual measurement data, ensuring consistent and accurate reliability assessment without depending on variable user skill levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The variable human judgment process is replaced with a standardized automated electronic determination system. The analyzer applies consistent algorithms and comparison criteria to all samples, eliminating errors introduced by varying user skills while maintaining adaptability through programmable determination rules.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentEP2037279B1Analyzing apparatus, analyzing method and analyzing program
Publication Date: 2018.09.26 BECKMAN COULTER INC
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AI summary

An analyzer (1) according to the present invention is the analyzer for analyzing a sample to be analyzed and a controlled specimen indicating a known value, including a determining unit (34) that determines whether an analysis result of the sample corresponding to the controlled specimen is normal or not based on the analysis result of the controlled specimen and generates analysis information in which a determination result is associated with each analysis result of samples, and an output unit (36) that outputs the analysis information generated by the generating unit, and reduces burden of a user in a determination process of the analysis result and realizes a rapid and correct determination process.