Device for analyzing a fluid sample and use of test card with same
US11371091B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00148
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods related to a point-of-care portable assay device and the use thereof with a test card are described herein. In a general embodiment, a device for monitoring a polymerase chain reaction in a fluid sample includes a vacuum source configured to pull the fluid sample through a microchannel, a current source configured to cause the polymerase chain reaction while the fluid sample is located within the microchannel, a light source configured to illuminate the polymerase chain reaction while the current source causes the polymerase chain reaction, a camera imaging device configured to record an image of the polymerase chain reaction while the light source illuminates the polymerase chain reaction, and a controller configured to analyze the image of the polymerase chain reaction and output a resulting analysis of the polymerase chain reaction.
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