Apparatus and method for image analysis of a fluid sample on a test card to determine whether the fluid sample tests positive or negative for a bacterium or virus
US12406356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30072
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for image analysis of a fluid sample on a test card are disclosed. An example apparatus for analyzing a fluid sample includes a camera imaging device configured to record a plurality of images of the fluid sample while located within a target zone of a fluid microchannel of a test card. The example apparatus also includes a controller configured to perform a cytometry analysis on the fluid sample to determine whether the fluid sample tests positive or negative for a bacteria or virus.
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