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US 2006/0215526 A1Published application
Optical disc assemblies for performing assays
AssigneesNagaoka & Co., Ltd., Burstein Technologies, Inc.
InventorMark Worthington
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Abstract
This invention relates to an optical disc assembly capable of receiving an insert upon which an analyte of interest may be disposed. The optical disc assembly can be read by an optical disc reader, such as by a standard CD or DVD reader, and the analyte disposed on the insert can be detected by the optical disc reader. The optical disc assembly may have one or more data layer in which operational information or assay information is encoded. Hologram may be used to encode operational information or assay information.
Claims22
An optical disc assembly, comprising:
- a cover portion comprising at least one insert having a surface capable of receiving an analyte which can be detected by an optical disc reader;
- and
- a main portion comprising
- an outer assay area, and
- an inner data area containing encoded instructions that directs an optical disc reader to adjust its focus to the correct data layer in order to read analyte-specific signal elements disposed on the at least one insert.
2 more elements
A kit for detecting an analyte, comprising:
- an insert having a surface capable of receiving an analyte and analyte-specific signal elements which can be detected by an optical disc reader;
- and
- a disc comprising a cover portion capable of receiving the insert, and further comprising a main portion comprising an outer assay area and an inner data area, the inner data area containing encoded instructions that directs an optical disc reader to adjust its focus to the correct data layer to enable the optical disc reader to read the analyte-specific signal elements disposed on the at least one insert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.