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US 12,586,679 · App. 17/928,584 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Systems and methods for assessing bays on diagnostic devices

Inventors: Tyler David Jensen (Carlsbad, CA); Michael Nguyen (Carlsbad, CA); Dustin K. Harshman (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
G16H40/40G01N35/00722G01N2035/0091
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Patent No.
US 12,586,679
App. No.
17/928,584
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are methods, systems and apparatuses in which a diagnostic instrument analyzes data collected over time, and based on that information, disables a bay, suggests a bay, puts a bay on standby or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the method, system and apparatus allows the diagnostic instrument to have higher validity rates in the field and allows the provider to set up service calls, schedule maintenance and perform remote maintenance, as well as other functions based on the data collected over time.

Claims (15)

1 . A diagnostic instrument, comprising:

a bay;

a control unit, the control unit comprising a disable bay rule engine, a standby bay monitoring rule engine, and a suggest bay rule engine, wherein the disable bay monitoring rule engine is configured to produce disable bay data, the standby bay monitoring rule engine is configured to produce standby bay data, and the suggest bay rule engine is configured to produce suggest bay data; and

a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether one or more of the disable bay data, the standby bay data, or the suggest bay data meet a predefined baseline, wherein, in response to a determination by the processor that the disable bay data does not meet the predefined baseline, the processor is configured to disable the bay.

2 . The diagnostic instrument of claim 1 , wherein, in response to the determination by the processor that the disable bay data does not meet the predefined baseline, the processor is configured to modify a graphical user interface (GUI).

3 . The diagnostic instrument of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to modify the GUI by changing a color of a bay icon corresponding to the bay.

4 . The diagnostic instrument of claim 1 , wherein the bay further comprises a bay door, and wherein, in response to the determination by the processor that the disable bay data does not meet the predefined baseline, the processor is configured to lock the bay door.

5 . The diagnostic instrument of claim 1 , wherein the bay further comprises a bay light, and wherein, in response to the determination by the processor that the disable bay data does not meet the predefined baseline, the processor is configured to change a color of the bay light.

6 . The diagnostic instrument of claim 1 , wherein, in response to the determination by the processor that the disable bay data does not meet the predefined baseline, the processor is configured to generate a disable bay fail alert.

7 . The diagnostic instrument of claim 1 , wherein the disable bay data is based on one or more behavioral characteristics of the diagnostic instrument that includes a performance parameter associated with one or more operations performed by the diagnostic instrument based on a user input during a predefined time range.

8 . A diagnostic instrument comprising a processing unit, and a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising: at least one icon graphically corresponding to the processing unit, wherein the at least one icon is configured to change from a first color to a second color in response to a determination that an operation of the processing unit data does not meet a predefined baseline, wherein the processing unit comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the processing unit comprises a bay operable to receive an external cartridge to analyze a sample, and the processing unit includes a disable bay rule engine configured to produce disable bay data, a standby bay monitoring rule engine configured to produce standby bay data, and a suggest bay rule engine configured to produce suggest bay data, wherein the processor is configured to evaluate whether one or more of the disable bay data, the standby bay data, and the suggest bay data meet the predefined baseline, and

wherein the processor is configured to disable the bay, to put the bay on standby, or suggest the bay based on evaluation of the disable bay data, the standby bay data, and the suggest bay data, respectively.

9 . The diagnostic instrument of claim 8 , wherein the diagnostic instrument is configured to create a prompt to notify a user to override the disable the bay, the put the bay on standby, or the suggest the bay.

10 . The diagnostic instrument of claim 8 , wherein the diagnostic instrument is configured to automatically create a prompt to notify a user to contact Technical Support for further investigation of the diagnostic instrument.

11 . The diagnostic instrument of claim 8 , wherein disable bay rule engine comprises an operational threshold rule engine and/or software threshold rule engine.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2024
From: HARSHMAN, DUSTIN K.; JENSEN, TYLER DAVID; NGUYEN, MICHAEL THOMAS
To: ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 068712/0097 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63038613 · Jun 12, 2020
Related Publication 20230352159A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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