Universal rapid diagnostic test reader with trans-visual sensitivity

US10641766B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NowDiagnostics, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Onur Mudanyali · Los Angeles, US
• Neven Karlovac · Santa Monica, US
• Chieh-I Chen · Inglewood, US
• Sz-Wei Wu · Inglewood, US
• Yusi Ou · Inglewood, US
• Yingjun Wu · Beijing, CN
• Michael E. Williams · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 14, 2017
• Grant date: May 5, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 14, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2250/52
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A universal and standalone rapid diagnostics test reader is disclosed herein that includes: a set of control electronics, an illumination component, an imaging component, a housing component, a wireless communication component, a rapid diagnostics test component, a universal rapid diagnostics test tray, wherein the tray can hold at least one rapid diagnostics test component having a shape and a size in a fixed position relative to the imaging component and the illumination component, and wherein the reader can accommodate more than one different rapid diagnostics test component, while using the same universal rapid diagnostics test tray. A universal rapid diagnostics test tray for a reader is also disclosed that includes: a rapid diagnostics test component; a tray component that is designed to operatively couple with the reader, wherein the reader can analyze more than one different rapid diagnostics test components, while using the same universal rapid diagnostics test tray; and a security component, wherein the security component operatively secures the rapid diagnostics test component in place on the tray component, wherein the tray component can hold the at least one rapid diag…