Systems and methods for analyte testing and data management
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for clinical laboratory testing using less than 1 mL of sample collected from a subject. Some embodiments collect between 1 mL and about 10 uL of sample from a subject. A method is also provided for analyte testing, wherein a mobile computing device may be used for laboratory test requests and for handling of the analyte testing process.
1. A method comprising:
clinical laboratory testing using less than 1 mL of sample from a subject comprising:
inserting a cartridge containing the sample and all reagents into a benchtop sample processing device;
using said sample processing device that has on-board controls and wherein the sample processing device is calibrated on a consumable provided by the cartridge;
using a convective flow unit of the sample processing device to thermally maintain a desired air temperature range within substantially light tight confines of the sample processing device, wherein a filtered outlet is provided to filter air exhausting from the sample processing device; and
processing the sample within the light tight, temperature controlled environment of the sample processing device to measure at least one analyte in the sample.
2. A method comprising:
clinical laboratory testing using less than 1 mL but more than 20 μL of sample from a subject comprising:
inserting a cartridge containing the sample and all reagents into a benchtop sample processing device;
using said sample processing device that has on-board controls and wherein the sample processing device is calibrated on a consumable provided by the cartridge;
using a convective flow unit of the sample processing device to thermally maintain a desired air temperature range within substantially light tight confines of the sample processing device, wherein a filtered outlet is provided to filter air exhausting from the sample processing device; and
processing the sample within the light tight, temperature controlled environment of the sample processing device to measure at least one analyte in the sample.
3. A method comprising:
using a mobile computing device to schedule an appointment time for a laboratory test;
displaying a laboratory test menu on the mobile computing device, selecting one or more tests from said test menu, wherein the test menu is variable-based on geographic location; and
using eligibility software to confirm information about a subject and/or subject's coverage before analyte testing is begun and cartridge and/or reagents are opened and/or used;
inserting the cartridge containing the sample and all reagents into a benchtop sample processing device;
using said sample processing device that has on-board controls and wherein the sample processing device is calibrated on a consumable provided by the cartridge;
using a convective flow unit of the sample processing device to thermally maintain a desired air temperature range within substantially light tight confines of the sample processing device, wherein a filtered outlet is provided to filter air exhausting from the sample processing device; and
processing the sample within the light tight, temperature controlled environment of the sample processing device to measure at least one analyte in the sample.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said clinical laboratory testing is initiated from a consumer ordered laboratory test request.
5. The method of claim 2 wherein said clinical laboratory testing is initiated from a consumer ordered laboratory test request.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said clinical laboratory testing is initiated from a laboratory test request document scanned by optical character recognition and electronically transmitted to a laboratory where the clinical laboratory testing is to be performed.
7. The method of claim 2 wherein said clinical laboratory testing is initiated from a laboratory test request document scanned by optical character recognition and electronically transmitted to a laboratory where the clinical laboratory testing is to be performed.
8. The method of claim 3 wherein said laboratory test is initiated from a consumer ordered laboratory test request.
9. The method of claim 3 wherein said laboratory test is initiated from a laboratory test request document scanned by optical character recognition and electronically transmitted to a laboratory.