Viewer device and methods for making the same

A system for analyzing a sample, comprising:

• a sample holder having at least one fluidic channel for receiving a sample;
• an input port for introducing the sample to said fluidic channel;
• and
• a viewer device, comprising:
• a housing providing a chamber for receiving said sample holder, said housing comprising:
• a viewing window for observing at least a portion of the sample flowing through said fluidic channel;
• a port through which the sample holder can be introduced into, and removed from, said chamber;
• and
• a coupling mechanism for removably and replaceably coupling said housing to an observational device such that said observational device can generate data via said viewing window about a sample flowing through said at least one fluidic channel.

A viewer device comprising:

• a housing providing a chamber for receiving a sample holder, said housing comprising:
• a viewing window for observing a sample contained in said sample holder when the sample holder is disposed in said chamber;
• a port through which the sample holder can be introduced into, and removed from, said chamber;
• and
• a camera coupled to said housing and configured to obtain images of said sample via said viewing window.

A viewer device comprising:

• a housing providing a chamber for receiving a sample holder, said housing comprising:
• a viewing window for observing a sample contained in said sample holder when the sample holder is disposed in said chamber;
• a port through which the sample holder can be introduced into, and removed from, said chamber;
• and
• an observational device configured to generate data about the sample via said viewing window.