US 2026/0249298 A1 · IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

Abstract

A method and a system for identifying an attribute of a cartridge being inserted into an electronic reader includes providing identifying mark(s) on a cartridge label (or on the cartridge itself) such that one or more LEDs internal to the reader may illuminate the identifying mark(s) enabling one or more photodetectors internal to the reader to measure an optical signature from each identifying mark. The attribute of the cartridge may be indicative of one or more assays that may be performed using the cartridge, in conjunction with the reader.

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Dependent claims

A system for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid associated with at least one indication in a biological solution, the system comprising:

an electronic reader for performing one or more assays and displaying the results thereof;
a cartridge configured to be inserted into the reader, the cartridge comprising a cartridge assembly;
and
a sample collection vessel for collecting a biological sample and transferring it into an interior chamber of the cartridge.

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A method of identifying an attribute of a cartridge configured to be inserted into an electronic reader, the method comprising:

providing the electronic reader, the electronic reader comprising at least one internal LED, at least one internal photodetector, and at least one internal microprocessor communicatively coupled to both the at least one photodetector and the at least one LED;
providing the cartridge, the cartridge comprising at least one identification mark;
inserting the cartridge into the reader;
illuminating, by the at least one internal LED, the at least one identification mark, thereby creating an illuminated identification mark;
sensing, by the at least one internal photodetector, an optical signature of the illuminated identification mark;
and
identifying, by the at least one internal microprocessor, at least one attribute of the cartridge based on the illuminated identification mark.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

In vitro diagnostic system

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Abstract

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