US 11,733,253 B2
Workload instrument masking
Marco Maetzler, Belmont, CA (US)
Assigned to Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed by Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on Dec. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/119,307.
Claims priority of application No. 19383181 (EP), filed on Dec. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0190802 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. G01N 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 35/0092 (2013.01) [G01N 35/00871 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer implemented method to optimize analyzer use in a laboratory having a plurality of analyzers based on laboratory workload, the method comprising:
a) determining a current laboratory workload wherein a laboratory workload is based on a level of operation required by the plurality of analyzers to complete laboratory tests on biological samples designated for processing, and determining a current workload capability of the plurality of analyzers, wherein the current workload capability is based on a determined ability of the plurality of analyzers to complete laboratory tests;
b) in response to determining that the current laboratory workload is below a first predetermined level or that the workload capability of the plurality of analyzers exceeds a second predetermined level, calculating an adjusted workload capability of the plurality of analyzers that are not masked minus one analyzer, wherein masking an analyzer omits or causes removing use of the analyzer from processing the current laboratory workload;
c) in response to determining that the current workload is met by the adjusted workload capability of the plurality of analyzers, masking one of the unmasked analyzers of the plurality of analyzers;
d) causing a processing of the current laboratory workload utilizing the unmasked analyzers of the plurality of analyzers; and
e) repeating steps a) through d) until the current laboratory workload has been completed.