💊 Pharma & Life Sciences · State Machine
Lab Sample Lifecycle (LIMS)
The states of a laboratory sample in a LIMS, from collection to reporting and disposal, with rejection and re-testing.
Drawing diagram…
What this diagram shows
- Samples can be rejected at receipt (wrong container, leakage)
- Out-of-spec results trigger a re-test before release
- Retained samples are stored for a set period, then disposed
Prompt used
State machine for a lab sample in a LIMS: Collected, In Transit, Received (or Rejected for damage or labelling issues), Accessioned with a barcode, In Testing, Results Entered, Under Review. Out-of-specification results go to Retest. Reviewed results are Approved and Reported. After reporting the sample is Retained in storage and later Disposed.
Mermaid code
stateDiagram-v2 [*] --> Collected Collected --> InTransit InTransit --> Received Received --> Rejected: Damaged or mislabelled Received --> Accessioned: Barcode assigned Accessioned --> InTesting InTesting --> ResultsEntered ResultsEntered --> UnderReview UnderReview --> Retest: Out of specification Retest --> InTesting UnderReview --> Approved: Reviewer signs Approved --> Reported Reported --> Retained: Stored for 2 years Retained --> Disposed Disposed --> [*] Rejected --> [*]
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