Provided is an automatic analyzer that can perform a reagent preparation/disposal operation comfortably and smoothly as when printing a reagent list such as a reagent preparation/disposal list on paper even without printing the reagent list. The automatic analyzer that performs analysis using a sample and a reagent, the automatic analyzer including: a storage unit that stores reagent information related to a reagent remaining amount or a reagent expiration date of each of reagent containers; and a display unit that displays a reagent list in which reminder information that gives a reminder to an operator is assigned to each of setting positions of the reagent containers based on the reagent information stored in the storage unit. The reagent managing unit updates display of the reagent list such that a reagent container selected by the operator is visually identifiable while the reagent list is displayed.

Provided are an automatic analysis apparatus in which plurality of units are connected and which can perform maintenance on any unit in parallel, and a maintenance guide method for the automatic analysis apparatus. The control unit 114 causes a display unit 116 to display a maintenance guide screen 201 in which maintenance guidance (a display region for sampler module 231, a display region for second analysis module 230, and a display region for first analysis module 232) independent of analysis modules 107, 207 and a sampler module 200 is arranged in the same screen.

A monitoring device for monitoring an electric motor, specifically of a laboratory system, is disclosed. The monitoring device comprises at least one receiving unit configured for receiving information on at least one amount of acceleration energy required for accelerating the electric motor from at least one first motion state to at least one second motion state and at least one evaluation unit configured for evaluating the information on the amount of acceleration energy and for determining at least one item of information on a wearing status of the electric motor. The acceleration energy comprises an acceleration energy which is at least one of dissipated, recuperated or released when decelerating the electric motor from a rotating motion state to a stationary state. Further, a laboratory system, a method of monitoring an electric motor, a method of operating a laboratory system, computer programs and computer-readable storage media are disclosed.

Systems and methods are disclosed for capturing and interpreting data streams between an instrument and a controlling device. A processor is configured to receive a data stream sent by the instrument to the controlling device and identify data frames in the stream. The processor is configured to search for a bit pattern in the stream, identify bits corresponding to a message length of a first presumed data frame based on a location relative to the bit pattern, and identify a second presumed data frame in the data stream based on the message length of the first presumed data frame. The processor is further configured to identify a second instance of the bit pattern, increase a count, continue scanning, extract and store instrument measurement data or operational metadata from the identified data frames, and analyze or interpret the captured data and metadata for visualization or alerts.

Reducing screen shift operations performed in confirming a device status of an automated analysis device efficiently enhances inspection work. A tablet terminal is used to obtain device information indicating the device status of an automated analysis device and to create and display a status confirmation screen indicating the device status based on the obtained device information. The status confirmation screen has a first display area showing each device button corresponding to each of the automated analysis devices coupled to the tablet terminal and a second display area showing the device status of the automated analysis devices corresponding to the selected device button. Based on the device information of the automated analysis device corresponding to the selected device button, the information management unit creates a status screen indicating the device status in the automated analysis device and controls the display to show the status screen.

Systems and methods for use in an in vitro diagnostics setting incorporating existing or additional sensors in an automation system to assess the health and maintenance status of the automation system are disclosed. Such systems include any of a variety of sensors, such as Hall Effect sensors, temperature probes/thermocouples, ohm meters, volt meters, etc., which are in communication with a local or preferably remote monitoring station that can alert a user or maintenance personnel of needed service.

An apparatus comprises a light source array, a communication interface, and a controller. The light source array comprises one or more directional light sources. The communication interface is configured to receive user data from at least one appliance, the user data indicative of an identity of a user. The controller is configured to analyze the identity of the user and activate the one or more directional light sources in response to the identity of the user.

The present invention makes it possible for an automated analyzer including two or more types of photometers to obtain suitable output of the measurement results of the plurality of photometers and suitable data alarm output even if there is an abnormality, or the like, at the time of measurement. This automated analyzer includes, for example, two types of photometers having different quantitative ranges and an analysis control unit for controlling analysis that includes measurement of a given sample using the two types of photometers. If two types of data alarms corresponding to abnormalities, or the like, during measurement have been added to the two types of measurement results from the two types of photometers, the analysis control unit selects measurement result and data alarm output corresponding to the combination of the two types of data alarms and outputs the same to a user as analysis results.

A computer-implemented method for inferring a condition of at least one analytical device based on at least one automatic notification received over a network from the analytical device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, at a data processing agent, at least one automatic notification from at least one analytical device, processing, at the data processing agent, the at least one automatic notification, to thus identify one or more characteristics of the at least one automatic notification from the at least one analytical device, inferring, at the data processing agent, the condition of the at least one analytical device, by applying the one or more identified characteristics to a model; and generating, at the data processing agent, a notification reporting the inferred condition of the analytical device.

Systems and methods for guiding the management of blood/plasma screening laboratory workflow are disclosed. A system for analyzing biological samples can include centrifuges, pooling devices, biological sample analyzing devices, and a processor to monitor operation of the centrifuges, the pooling devices, and the biological sample analyzing devices. The processor can track the progress of the biological samples and generate progress indications In response to determining that an external control is present, the system can prevent release of the biological component to the biological sample analyzing device until the external control is also loaded into the analyzer. In response to a component of a biological sample being grouped into more than one pool or not intended to be pooled, the system can generate a warning. The system can provide a chronology of states, display the status of instruments/biological samples, indicate what components need operator attention, and search the status of samples/tests.