Patent ID: 6295506
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: A61B,C12Q,G01N,G16H

Abstract:
A measurement system comprising:measurement apparatus for measuring a physical parameter using a consumable reagent, said reagent having an identification code associated therewith;automatic telephone answering means;a database coupled to the automatic telephone answering means and containing a set of consumable reagent identification codes and respective calibration data;means for coupling the measurement apparatus to the automatic telephone answering means via a telephone link,the automatic telephone answering means being arranged to receive an identification code transmitted from the measurement apparatus over said telephone link, to subsequently access said database to identify the calibration data associated with said transmitted identification code, and to either transmit the identified calibration data to the measurement apparatus, or to calculate a test result using the identified calibration data and transmit the test result to the measurement apparatus.