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US 2013/0085680 A1Published application
System, Apparatus and Method for Evaluating Samples or Analytes Using a Point-of-Care Device
AssigneePandora Genomics, LLC
InventorsPhilip Arlen, Melissa Hirsch Kuchma
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method evaluates samples or analytes using a point-of-care device. A test selection is received from the user interface. A determination is made whether a test cartridge connected to the test cartridge interface matches the test selection. Properties of the sample or the analyte are detected using detector(s) or sensor(s) in the POC device. A test results data based on the properties is generated. A report based on an analysis of the test results data is generated and the report is provided to the user interface of the POC device. The POC device also includes memory, communication interface(s), test cartridge interface, and processor(s).
Claims45
A point-of-care (POC) device comprising:
- a housing;
- a power supply disposed within the housing;
- a memory disposed within the housing;
- a user interface attached to or integrated into the housing;
- one or more communication interfaces disposed within, attached to or integrated into the housing;
- a test cartridge interface disposed within, attached to or integrated into the housing;
- one or more detectors or sensors disposed within the test cartridge interface or the housing to detect one or more properties of a sample or an analyte and generate a test results data based on the one or more properties;
- one or more processors disposed within the housing and communicably coupled to the memory, the user interface, the one or more communication interfaces, the test cartridge interface and the one or more detectors or sensors, wherein the one or more processors receive a test selection from the user interface, determine whether a test cartridge connected to the test cartridge interface matches the test selection, receive the test results data from the one or more detectors or sensors, generate a report based on an analysis of the test results data, and provide the report to the user interface;
- and
- wherein the test results data evaluate nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites, carbohydrates, lipids, chemicals, normal eukaryotic cells, diseased eukaryotic cells, tissue, bacteria, fungi or viruses.
7 more elements
A point-of-care (POC) system comprising:
- a point-of-care device comprising:
- a housing,
- a power supply disposed within the housing,
- a memory disposed within the housing,
- a user interface attached to or integrated into the housing,
- one or more communication interfaces disposed within, attached to or integrated into the housing,
- a test cartridge interface disposed within, attached to or integrated into the housing,
- one or more detectors or sensors disposed within the test cartridge interface or the housing to detect one or more properties of a sample or an analyte and generate a test results data based on the one or more properties, and
- one or more processors disposed within the housing and communicably coupled to the memory, the user interface, the one or more communication interfaces, the test cartridge interface and the one or more detectors or sensors, wherein the one or more processors receive a test selection from the user interface, determine whether a test cartridge connected to the test cartridge interface matches the test selection, receive the test results data from the one or more detectors or sensors, generate a report based on an analysis of the test results data, and provide the report to the user interface;
- a set of test cartridges, wherein each test cartridge is configured to perform a specified test on the sample or the analyte;
- and
- wherein the test results data evaluate nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites, carbohydrates, lipids, chemicals, normal eukaryotic cells, diseased eukaryotic cells, tissue, bacteria, fungi or viruses.
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A method of evaluating a sample or an analyte comprising the steps of:
- providing a point-of-care device comprising:
- a housing,
- a power supply disposed within the housing,
- a memory disposed within the housing,
- a user interface attached to or integrated into the housing,
- one or more communication interfaces disposed within, attached to or integrated into the housing,
- a test cartridge interface disposed within, attached to or integrated into the housing,
- one or more detectors or sensors disposed within the test cartridge interface or the housing,
- one or more processors disposed within the housing and communicably coupled to the memory, the user interface, the one or more communication interfaces,
- the test cartridge interface and the one or more detectors or sensors;
- receiving a test selection from the user interface;
- determining whether a test cartridge connected to the test cartridge interface matches the test selection;
- detect one or more properties of the sample or the analyte using the one or more detectors or sensors;
- generating a test results data based on the one or more properties;
- generate a report based on an analysis of the test results data;
- providing the report to the user interface;
- and
- wherein the test results data evaluate nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites, carbohydrates, lipids, chemicals, normal eukaryotic cells, diseased eukaryotic cells, tissue, bacteria, fungi or viruses.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.