Patent ID: 6376251
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A61B,G01N,G16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of testing an analyte collected at a test site remote from a testing laboratory to determine whether the analyte contains one or more selected substances, comprising:testing a portion of an analyte sample with at least one on-site screening test; entering data onto a provided form comprising form identification and written data including on-site screening results and analyte sample identification; sending electronically an image of the form from the remote test site to a central data location; receiving electronically the image of the form at the central data location and automatically recognizing and storing the data contained thereon; sending one or more of at least one sealed containers containing the analyte to the testing laboratory if the on-site screening test provided a non-negative result; testing analyte from the sent container at the testing laboratory to determine whether the analyte contains one or more selected substances; storing results of the test with the stored data; and reporting the stored data.