Methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting pipette tip integrity
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01L-003/02
G01N-035/00
G01N-035/10
출원번호
US-0800661
(2017-11-01)
등록번호
US-10207263
(2019-02-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Pionke, Jeremey Joseph
Harrison, Joel Patrick
Luebbert, Daniel Oliver
Pingel, Daniel Joseph
출원인 / 주소
bioMerieux, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Myers Bigel, P.A.
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초록
This invention relates to methods, systems, and computer program products for detecting pipette tip integrity.
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1. A computer system, comprising: a processor; anda memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising computer readable program code embodied therein that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising: collecting pressure data while a gas is aspirated in
1. A computer system, comprising: a processor; anda memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising computer readable program code embodied therein that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising: collecting pressure data while a gas is aspirated into a pipette tip attached to a pipette, the pressure data including a plurality of pressure values measured at an internal portion of the pipette and taken over a given time interval, the plurality of pressure values including a maximum pressure value and a minimum pressure value;estimating a pressure range value between the maximum pressure value and the minimum pressure value while the gas is aspirated into the pipette tip attached to the pipette;responsive to the pressure range value being greater than or equal to a lower threshold and the pressure range value being less than or equal to an upper threshold, determining that the pipette tip attached to the pipette is properly functioning, orresponsive to the pressure range value being less than a lower threshold or the pressure range value being greater than an upper threshold, determining that the pipette tip attached to the pipette is not properly functioning; andresponsive to the pressure range value being greater than or equal to the lower threshold and the pressure range value being less than or equal to the upper threshold, determining that the pipette tip attached to the pipette is suitable for use, orresponsive to the pressure range value being less than the lower threshold or the pressure range value being greater than the upper threshold, determining that the pipette tip is defective, clogged, and/or improperly attached to the pipette. 2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein collecting pressure data while the gas is aspirated into the pipette tip attached to the pipette comprises measuring pipette pressure at given time intervals. 3. The computer system of claim 2, wherein the gas is aspirated into the pipette tip attached to the pipette over a given time interval. 4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the gas is aspirated into the pipette tip at a given rate of aspiration. 5. The computer system of claim 4, wherein the given rate of aspiration is in a range of about 300 μL/sec to about 700 μL/sec. 6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the gas is aspirated into the pipette tip prior to aspirating a liquid into the pipette tip. 7. The computer system of claim 1, wherein a given volume of gas is aspirated into the pipette tip. 8. The computer system of claim 1, wherein estimating the pressure range value between the maximum pressure value and the minimum pressure value comprises subtracting the minimum pressure value from the maximum pressure value to obtain the pressure range value. 9. The computer system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the upper threshold and the lower threshold is determined using a given rate of aspiration. 10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein the given rate of aspiration is the same as a rate of aspiration of the gas into the pipette tip attached to the pipette. 11. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the memory comprises further computer readable program code embodied therein that, when executed by the processor, causes a liquid to be aspirated into the pipette tip attached to the pipette, responsive to the pressure range value being greater than or equal to the lower threshold and the pressure range value being less than or equal to the upper threshold. 12. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the memory comprises further computer readable program code embodied therein that, when executed by the processor, causes the pipette tip to be removed from the pipette, responsive to the pressure range value being less than the lower threshold or the pressure range value being greater than the upper threshold. 13. A computer program product comprising: a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable code embodied in the medium, the computer readable code comprising:computer readable code that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising: collecting pressure data while a gas is aspirated into a pipette tip attached to a pipette, the pressure data including a plurality of pressure values measured at an internal portion of the pipette and taken over a given time interval, the plurality of pressure values including a maximum pressure value and a minimum pressure value;estimating a pressure range value between the maximum pressure value and the minimum pressure value;responsive to the pressure range value being greater than or equal to a lower threshold and the pressure range value being less than or equal to an upper threshold, determining that the pipette tip attached to the pipette is properly functioning, orresponsive to the pressure range value being less than a lower threshold or the pressure range value being greater than an upper threshold, determining that the pipette tip attached to the pipette is not properly functioning; andresponsive to the pressure range value being greater than or equal to the lower threshold and the pressure range value being less than or equal to the upper threshold, determining that the pipette tip attached to the pipette is suitable for use, orresponsive to the pressure range value being less than the lower threshold or the pressure range value being greater than the upper threshold, determining that the pipette tip is defective, clogged, and/or improperly attached to the pipette. 14. The computer program product of claim 13, comprising further computer readable code that, when executed by the processor, causes a liquid to be aspirated into the pipette tip attached to the pipette, responsive to the pressure range value being greater than or equal to the lower threshold and the pressure range value being less than or equal to the upper threshold. 15. The computer program product of claim 13, comprising further computer readable code that, when executed by the processor, causes the pipette tip to be removed from the pipette, responsive to the pressure range value being less than the lower threshold or the pressure range value being greater than the upper threshold. 16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein estimating the pressure range value between the maximum pressure value and the minimum pressure value comprises subtracting the minimum pressure value from the maximum pressure value to obtain the pressure range value.
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