Patent ID: 7725297
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: G01N,G16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A terminal apparatus for external quality control comprising: a receiver configured to receive an assay result of a quality control sample assayed by at least one analyzing instrument located in at least one facility where the at least one analyzing instrument assays the quality control sample for external quality control and assay samples for clinical examination of patients; a control data processor configured to generate quality control data comprising the assay result of the quality control sample attached with identification data indicative of at least one of (i) an identification of the at least one analyzing instrument, (ii) a lot number of the quality control sample, (iii) an identification of a control type, and (iv) an identification of an assay mode under which the quality control sample was assayed; a communication control configured to upload the quality control data to a control center via a network discriminately from assay results of the assay samples; and a display control configured to display a report from the control center which statistically analyzes the assay result of the quality control sample assayed by the at least one analyzing instrument against assay results of the quality control sample received by the control center.