US 12,308,097 B2
Systems and methods of efficiently performing biological assays
Clarke Bowers, Baltimore, MD (US); William Howard Garrison, Cockeysville, MD (US); Michael T. VanSickler, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US); and Michael Fenske, Stewartstown, PA (US)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/523,768.
Application 18/523,768 is a continuation of application No. 18/163,789, filed on Feb. 2, 2023, granted, now 11,887,703.
Application 18/163,789 is a continuation of application No. 16/759,658, granted, now 11,581,089, issued on Feb. 14, 2023, previously published as PCT/US2018/064221, filed on Dec. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/626,581, filed on Feb. 5, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/596,032, filed on Dec. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/596,052, filed on Dec. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0105291 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 10/40 (2018.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/70 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 10/40 (2018.01) [G01N 35/00623 (2013.01); G01N 35/00663 (2013.01); G01N 35/00871 (2013.01); G01N 35/0092 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06316 (2013.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/70 (2018.01); G01N 2035/00643 (2013.01); G01N 2035/0096 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for high throughput automation of biological assays on an electronic system comprising a plurality of electronic instruments, the method comprising:
receiving sample identifiers and assay instructions for a plurality of biological samples;
determining one or more assays to be performed on the plurality of electronic instruments for the plurality of biological samples based on the sample identifiers and the assay instructions;
determining assay steps or assays of the one or more assays that each of the plurality of electronic instruments may perform concurrently;
determining an order of performance for the one or more assays to maximize a performance metric for the electronic system; and
performing the one or more assays on the plurality of electronic instruments for the plurality of biological samples based on the order of performance that maximizes the performance metric.