US 11,892,461 B1
Portable devices and methods for analyzing samples
Marc DeJohn, Philadelphia, PA (US); Christopher Cox, Philadelphia, PA (US); Thomas Welsh, Philadelphia, PA (US); Luke Gary, Philadelphia, PA (US); and Alexia Quinn, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to BIOMEME, INC., Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Biomeme, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/184,806.
Application 18/184,806 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/050862, filed on Sep. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/080,465, filed on Sep. 18, 2020.
Int. Cl. G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/02 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 35/0098 (2013.01) [G01N 35/02 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable analytic device for processing a biological sample, comprising:
a housing;
at least one block within said housing, wherein said at least one block comprises a recess configured to contain an assay tube comprising said biological sample and a magnetic bead;
an excitation filter and an emission filter, wherein said excitation filter and said emission filter are in optical communication with at least a portion of said recess;
an excitation source configured to provide excitation energy to said biological sample when said assay tube is contained within said recess;
a detector configured to receive emission energy from said biological sample when the assay tube is contained within said recess; and
a movable carriage comprising a bar within said housing, wherein said bar comprises a magnet, and wherein said movable carriage is configured to translate such that said magnet and said assay tube move relative to one another, to thereby subject said magnetic bead to motion within said assay tube,
wherein said portable analytic device has a weight of at most 15 kilograms.