Sample Analyzer Dynamic Species Selection Reanalysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sample analyzers for animals cannot accurately analyze biological samples across multiple species without reusing the same sample, leading to wasteful consumption of valuable biological materials and excessive labor due to the inability to change the selected animal species after initial analysis.
Innovation Solution
A sample analyzer with a measurement section, memory for storing data, and a selection receiver that allows for the selection of a different animal species after initial analysis, enabling reanalysis under appropriate conditions for the new species.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If the same sample is reused for analysis after wrong species selection, then sample waste is reduced, but the analyzer cannot perform accurate analysis because species cannot be changed after analysis starts
Solution Approach 1:
The analyzer allows dynamic changing of species selection during the analysis process. The control unit receives species selection changes from the operator and dynamically adjusts analysis parameters and reference values accordingly, enabling the system to adapt to different species without requiring sample disposal and recollection.
Solution Approach 2:
When species selection is changed during analysis, the system automatically changes the analysis parameters, reference ranges, and interpretation criteria to match the newly selected species. This allows the same measurement data to be reinterpreted under different species-specific parameters, eliminating the need to discard the original sample.
2Measurement precision
If a biological sample is collected multiple times from small animals to perform reanalysis, then accurate species-specific analysis can be obtained, but excessive stress is put on the living body and sample quantity becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis with default or pre-selected species parameters, then allows species selection to be changed and analysis parameters to be adjusted based on the same initial sample. This eliminates the need for preliminary sample collection planning for multiple species scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The analyzer automatically adjusts all species-specific parameters, reference ranges, and analysis criteria when species selection is changed, without requiring manual intervention for parameter reconfiguration. The system serves itself by automatically adapting to the correct species parameters.
3Measurement precision
If reanalysis is performed by collecting biological sample again, then accurate results for correct species can be obtained, but excessive labor is required
Solution Approach 1:
The analysis process continues uninterrupted with the same sample. When species selection is changed, the system continuously processes the existing measurement data with updated parameters, maintaining the analytical workflow without breaking for sample recollection or preparation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a virtual copy of the analysis process by reinterpreting the same measurement data under different species parameters. Instead of physically recollecting samples, the digital data is copied and reanalyzed with adjusted parameters, significantly reducing labor while maintaining accuracy.
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AI summary
A sample analyzer comprising: a measurement section for measuring a sample of an animal; a memory for storing a measurement data by the measurement section; an analysis section for analyzing the measurement data stored on the memory in accordance with a first analysis condition corresponding to a previous setting of a species of an animal; and a selection receiver for receiving a selection of a species of an animal, which is different from the species of the previous setting, after analyzing the measurement data by the analysis section; wherein the analysis section analyzes the measurement data stored on the memory in accordance with a second analysis condition corresponding to the selection of a species of an animal when the selection receiver receives the selection of a species of an animal, is disclosed. A sample analyzing method is also disclosed.