US4935875A
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Chemical analyzer
Assignee: Data Chem Inc
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Filing: 1989-02-13
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Granted: 1990-06-19
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Expires: 2009-02-13
Abstract
Abstract An automatic chemical analyzer for the analysis of physiological samples. A scanning monochromatic spectrophotometer may be used to determine the absorbance of the sample under control of a central processing unit. Outputs from one of several ion selective electrodes may also be selected by the system. The information obtained from the measurements is stored in memory or ouputted to output devices. Information about the test parameters may be read from an optical bar code associated with the test kit for the particular chemical analysis.
Inventors
- 👤 Ramesh M. Shah
- 👤 Thomas H. Ridgway
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:37
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N35/00; G01N35/00584; G01N35/00722; G01N35/00732; G01N21/00; G01N21/17; G01N21/25; G01N21/251; G01N21/253; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/483; G01N33/487; G01N33/49; G01N33/4905; G01J; G01J3/00; G01J3/28; G01J3/42; G01N2035/00742; G01N2035/00752; G01N2201/00; G01N2201/02; G01N2201/023; G01N2201/0231; G01N2201/12; G01N2201/123; G01N2201/1232; G01N2201/1235; G01N2201/126; G01N2201/127
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A computer-aided chemical analyzer for analysis of physiological samples, comprising: (a) means for holding a test sample at a sample station; (b) means for performing a plurality of analytical tests of said test sample, said analytical testing means further comprising a plurality of input/output devices for providing output signals representative of physical characteristics of the test sample, and said input/output devices including a monochromatic scanning spectrophotometer for selectively directing substantially monochromatic light of a selected wavelength at a test sample and means for measuring the monochromatic light absorbed by the test sample; (c) processing means including a host digital computer having a control program for controlling the analytical testing means and calculating data from output signals of the input/output devices; and (d) computer compatible data entry means for communicating specific test instructions to said processing means, wherein said data entry means may provide test instructions to operate and control at least one of the input/output devices, and wherein said control program includes primitive instructions designed to utilize test instructions received by said computer compatible data entry means to automatically create new control and test procedures and parameters for performing and controlling analysis of a test sample with one or more of said input/output devices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A computer-aided chemical analyzer for analysis of physiological samples, comprising: (a) means for holding a test sample at a sample station; (b) means for performing a plurality of analytical tests of said test sample, said analytical testing means further comprising a plurality of input/output devices for providing output signals representative of physical characteristics of the test sample, and said input/output devices including a monochromatic scanning spectrophotometer for selectively directing substantially monochromatic light of a selected wavelength at a test sample and means for measuring the monochromatic light absorbed by the test sample; (c) processing means including a host digital computer having a control program for controlling the analytical testing means and calculating data from output signals of the input/output devices; and (d) computer compatible data entry means for communicating specific test instructions to said processing means, wherein said data entry means may provide test instructions to operate and control at least one of the input/output devices, and wherein said control program includes primitive instructions designed to utilize test instructions received by said computer compatible data entry means to automatically create new control and test procedures and parameters for performing and controlling analysis of a test sample with one or more of said input/output devices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer-aided chemical analyzer of claim 1, wherein additional input/output devices can be added to said analytic testing means as desired.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The computer-aided chemical analyzer of claim 1, wherein said primitive instructions may be combined with other commands to create more complex instructions for carrying out a particular test.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The computer-aided chemical analyzer of claim 1, wherein the primitive instructions of said control program remain unchanged by test instructions received by said data entry means and by the creation of the new control and test procedures and parameters initiated by said test.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A computer-aided chemical analyzer as recited in claim 1 further including a plurality of ion selective electrodes, each of said electrodes having an output in selective communication with the processing means, wherein the processing means can perform calculations with data from selective of the electrode outputs in accordance with the specific test instructions communicated from the data entry means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A computer-aided chemical analyzer as recited in claim 1 further including means for interrogating selective outputs of the input/output devices and applying the interrogated outputs to the processing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A computer-aided chemical analyzer as recited in claim 1 further including timing means for establishing a time duration for a predetermined response of one or more of the input/output device outputs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A computer-aided chemical analyzer as recited in claim 1, wherein the computer compatible data entry means includes means for reading an optical bar code.
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