Title:
ANALYZER HAVING A TRANSPARENT SHIELD FOR PROTECTING AN IMAGING SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/020305
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of receiving an image of a test device through a transparent shield not associated with an imaging system, wherein the transparent shield is positioned within a housing of a reagent analyzer; comparing pixel data of the received image of the test device through the transparent shield to determine a degree of occlusion of the transparent shield; determining whether the degree of occlusion exceeds a baseline value indicative of potential occlusion; and responsive to the degree of occlusion exceeding the baseline value, causing an action selected from a group consisting of: initiating an alert in a form perceivable by a human; storing data indicative of the degree of occlusion detected within the image exceeding the baseline value; initiating a cleaning process configured to clean the transparent shield; and replacing the transparent shield with a replacement transparent shield having a degree of occlusion less than the baseline value.
Inventors:
DESHPANDE MANISH (US)
ORTON EMMA (US)
ORTON EMMA (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2023/070092
Publication Date:
March 14, 2024
Filing Date:
July 13, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC (US)
International Classes:
B01L3/00; G01N21/84; G01N35/00; A61B5/145; G01N21/75
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2022035846A1 | 2022-02-17 |
Foreign References:
| US20110136109A1 | 2011-06-09 | |||
| US6472670B1 | 2002-10-29 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CHIEN, Andrew et al. (US)
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