Patent ID: 8062591
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A whole blood immunoassay apparatus comprising: an immunosample analyzing unit configured to immunologically analyze a predetermined marker in a whole blood, the immunosample analyzing unit in communication with a remote blood analyzer including a sample analyzer and a reader configured to generate initial assay data and ID information for a whole blood sample; a display; a control unit configured to perform operations comprising: receiving the initial assay data and the data and the ID information generated by the blood analyzer, wherein the initial assay data includes an erythrocyte count, a hematocrit, a mean erythrocyte volume and a platelet count; storing threshold values and an anomaly determination equation for each item of the initial assay data in a memory of the control unit and determining an anomaly value for each item of the initial assay data and producing a discrimination result stating whether or not the whole blood sample is suited for analysis by the immunosample analyzing unit based on at least one of the erythrocyte count, the hematocrit, the mean erythrocyte volume or the platelet count; controlling the immunosample analyzing until to analyze the predetermined marker in the blood sample and to obtain a first analysis result of the predetermined marker when a discrimination result indicates that the blood sample is suited for analysis by the immunosample analyzing unit; and converting the first analysis result to a second analysis result of the predetermined marker, the second analysis result comprising assay data for serum or plasma based on the hematocrit; and wherein the blood analyzing transmits the initial assay data over a communications network to the immunosample analyzing unit.