Consumable data management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10068020-B2
Application number	US-201715583370-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 1, 2017
Priority date	Jul 27, 2010
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods, devices and systems for associating consumable data with an assay consumable used in a biological assay. Provided are assay systems and associated consumables, wherein the assay system adjusts one or more steps of an assay protocol based on consumable data specific for that consumable. Various types of consumable data are described, as well as methods of using such information in the conduct of an assay by an assay system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of providing consumable data for a consumable to a customer comprising:
(a) receiving a query from said customer for consumable data associated with said consumable;
(b) sending consumable data for said consumable by a medium comprising email attachment, a compact disc, a memory card/stick, a flash drive, a web data storage service, or combinations thereof, wherein said consumable data is selected from the group consisting of, consumable identification and configuration information, lot identification information, assay sample information, chain of custody information, consumable/test site information, security mechanism information, authorization information, and combinations thereof; and
(c) automatically adjusting an assay system based on said consumable data of said consumable or automatically, directly or indirectly, controlling a component of an assay system via said consumable data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the consumable date is consumable identification and configuration information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the consumable date is lot identification information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the consumable date is assay sample information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the consumable date is chain of custody information.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the consumable date is consumable/test site information.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the consumable date is security mechanism information.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the consumable date is authorization information.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (c) is automatically adjusting the assay system based on said consumable data of said consumable, and said automatic adjustment is one of (i) enabling full access to the assay system; (ii) enabling partial access to the assay system; and (iii) denying access to the assay system.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a computer system, causes the computer system to perform a method of generating and maintaining consumable data and consumable data for a consumable comprising
(a) generating a database comprising consumable data associated with said consumable, wherein said database comprises information used to associate said consumable data with said consumable;
(b) maintaining said database on a server, wherein said consumable data is selected from the group consisting of, consumable identification and configuration information, lot identification information, assay sample information, chain of custody information, consumable/test site information, security mechanism information, authorization information, and combinations thereof; and
(c) automatically adjusting an assay system based on said consumable data of said consumable or automatically, directly or indirectly, controlling a component of an assay system via said consumable data.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 wherein said server comprises a master repository including a directory comprising a master consumable data directory, a master system identifier directory, a customer data directory, or combinations thereof.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein said master repository comprises a master consumable data directory and an interface to one or more supplemental vendor directories comprising a master system identifier directory, a customer data directory, or combinations thereof.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the consumable date is consumable identification and configuration information.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the consumable date is lot identification information.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the consumable date is assay sample information.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the consumable date is chain of custody information.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the consumable date is consumable/test site information.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the consumable date is security mechanism information.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the consumable date is authorization information.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein step (c) is automatically adjusting the assay system based on said consumable data of said consumable, and said automatic adjustment is one of (i) enabling full access to the assay system; (ii) enabling partial access to the assay system; and (iii) denying access to the assay system.

21. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a computer system, causes the computer system to perform a method of providing consumable data for a consumable to a customer, said method comprising:
(a) receiving a query from said customer for consumable data associated with said consumable;
(b) sending consumable data for said consumable by a medium comprising email attachment, a compact disc, a memory card/stick, a flash drive, a web data storage service, or combinations thereof, wherein said consumable data is selected from the group consisting of, consumable identification and configuration information, lot identification information, assay sample information, chain of custody information, consumable/test site information, security mechanism information, authorization information, and combinations thereof; and
(c) automatically adjusting an assay system based on said consumable data of said consumable or automatically, directly or indirectly, controlling a component of an assay system via said consumable data.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the consumable date is consumable identification and configuration information.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the consumable date is lot identification information.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the consumable date is assay sample information.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the consumable date is chain of custody information.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the consumable date is consumable/test site information.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the consumable date is security mechanism information.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the consumable date is authorization information.

29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 , wherein step (c) is automatically adjusting the assay system based on said consumable data of said consumable, and said automatic adjustment is one of (i) enabling full access to the assay system; (ii) enabling partial access to the assay system; and (iii) denying access to the assay system.

30. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a computer system, causes the computer system to perform a method of providing consumable data for a consumable to a customer, said method comprisin

Assignees

• Meso Scale Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Cong Xinri
• Jackson Jerome
• Stevens Carl
• Vock Michael
• Wohlstadter Jacob N

Classifications

• G01N2035/0475

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• G01N35/00871

  Communications between instruments or with remote terminals · CPC title

• G06Q30/0625

  by formulating product or service queries, e.g. using keywords or predefined options · CPC title

• G01N35/0099

  comprising robots or similar manipulators (robots per se B25J) · CPC title

• G01N35/04

  Details of the conveyor system {(G01N35/021 - G01N35/028 take precedence)} · CPC title