Test device, assembly, and method
AssigneeCharm Sciences, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Markovsky, Paul E. Graham
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Abstract
Analyte testing devices, assemblies, methods, operations, and systems are shown and described. In a lateral flow reader to generate a test result from an assay when contacted with a sample and having a camera multiplexer circuit and a host controller. An assembly includes an interface connector; a self-contained optics module having a microcontroller in electrical communication with the interface connector and a host controller. Typically, an optical imaging device being in communication with an interface connector but independent of a microcontroller.
Claims20
A self-contained optics module comprising:
- a. an interface connector;
- b. a microcontroller in electrical communication with said interface connector;
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- c. an optical imaging device, wherein said optical imaging device being in communication with said interface connector but independent of said microcontroller.
A lateral flow reader to generate a test result when contacted with a sample, said device comprising:
- a. an interface connector in electrical communication with at least one optics module;
- b. a module multiplexer circuit in communication with said interface connector, and wherein said module multiplexer circuit adapted to provide an enable signal for subsequent multiplexing;
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- c. a host controller in electrical communication with said module multiplexer circuit, said host controller adapted to control a plurality of optics modules and to determine a specific imager from among said plurality of optics modules for generating said test result.
A system for analyte detection comprising:
- a. an apparatus adapted to receive an assay contacted with a sample and to generate a test result therefrom, said apparatus including a non-planar optics module adapted to align said assay in an offset position and an imaging device adapted to capture at least two images of said assay during development;
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- b. a camera multiplexer circuit in communication with said imaging device, said camera multiplexer circuit being adapted to multiplex imaging from at least one camera directed to different regions of said assay, and
- wherein said camera multiplexer circuit provides an enable signal to selectively activate said at least one camera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.