Patent ID: 7996172

Claim:
A system for managing sample test results and respective sample result context information within a laboratory environment, the system comprising: at least one analytical unit configured to run at least one test on a sample, a management unit connected with the at least one analytical unit for data interchange, wherein said management unit is configured to save and display on demand sample test results and respective sample result context information, to control dynamically at least one actual value of at least one item of the respective sample result context information with respect to a scheduled threshold value and to initiate at least one action as soon as the actual value corresponds to the scheduled threshold value according to a predefined execution plan schedule, wherein the sample result context information comprises at least the following items: a reagent lot number of a reagent package used for the sample test, a QC lot number of a QC material used for a quality control measurement, and a calibrator lot number of a calibrator material used for calibration purposes.