Communication interface for a medical instrument

To ensure work proceeds as efficiently as possible, various individual devices are combined in logical fashion in order to implement an efficient, automatic overall workflow. In this case, a fully automatic nucleic acid treatment device (with PCR adapter) is combined with a real-time PCR analysis system to form an overall system for use in a PCR laboratory. Connection to a laboratory information system (LIS) is essential to order analyses efficiently and forward analysis results, and thereby ensure an optimal laboratory workflow. For uniform connection to an LIS, standard protocols are usually used, which significantly streamlines the connection process. Within the framework of the project, the customer is provided support to adapt their internal protocol for additional processing. Finally the customer is able to connect to an LIS using the standard protocols ASTM and HL7.