Personal test units for health monitoring
AssigneeGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
InventorWilliam Taylor
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Abstract
Personal test units and methods of using a personal health unit for performing a health-monitoring test. The structure comprises a housing including a first interior chamber and a second interior chamber. The first interior chamber is configured to removably receive a sensor chip, and the second interior chamber is configured to removably receive a module that includes a plurality of reservoirs each containing a fluid. A microfluidic circuit is configured to couple the plurality of reservoirs to a plurality of sensing devices on the sensor chip. The structure may optionally include a light source that is disposed inside the housing. The light source may include a laser and a plurality of optical fibers configured to transfer light from the laser to the sensing devices on the sensor chip.
Claims20
A structure for a personal test unit, the structure comprising:
- a housing including a first interior chamber and a second interior chamber, the first interior chamber configured to removably receive a sensor chip, and the second interior chamber configured to removably receive a module that includes a plurality of reservoirs each containing a fluid;
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- a microfluidic circuit configured to couple the plurality of reservoirs to a plurality of sensing devices on the sensor chip.
A structure for use with a personal test unit, the structure comprising:
- a first module configured to be inserted into the personal test unit, the first module including a first plurality of reservoirs, and at least one of the first plurality of reservoirs containing a first solution comprising a bio-functionalization chemistry.
A method of administering a health-monitoring test, the method comprising:
- inserting a sensor chip into a personal test unit;
- delivering a first solution comprising a bio-functionalization chemistry from a first reservoir to a surface of the sensor chip after the sensor chip is inserted into the personal test unit;
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- analyzing a sample of a bodily fluid placed on the surface after the first solution is delivered to the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.