US 12,405,273 B2
Modular assay reader device
Tong Xie, San Jose, CA (US); Stephan Hengstler, Campbell, CA (US); Vincent C. Moyer, Los Gatos, CA (US); and Benny Wing Hung Lai, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/496,239.
Application 18/496,239 is a continuation of application No. 17/814,308, filed on Jul. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,802,869.
Application 17/814,308 is a continuation of application No. 16/222,348, filed on Dec. 17, 2018, granted, now 11,397,181, issued on Jul. 26, 2022.
Application 16/222,348 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2017/036810, filed on Jun. 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/393,575, filed on Sep. 12, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/353,505, filed on Jun. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0319182 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 33/543 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); G01N 21/01 (2006.01); G01N 35/00 (2006.01); G01R 1/20 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G16H 10/40 (2018.01)
CPC G01N 33/54388 (2021.08) [C12M 1/34 (2013.01); G01N 21/01 (2013.01); G01N 35/00722 (2013.01); G01N 35/00871 (2013.01); G01R 1/20 (2013.01); G06K 7/10 (2013.01); G16H 10/40 (2018.01); B01L 2300/021 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00326 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00752 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00841 (2013.01); G01N 2035/00881 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. An interchangeable module for a diagnostic test device,
the interchangeable module comprising:
a housing sized and shaped to engage with a bay of a module interface of the diagnostic test device;
a barcode scanner configured to image a barcode and to generate barcode data based on the imaged barcode;
a communication component configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote storage device; and
processing circuitry configured by computer-executable instructions to:
provide, to a first signal path of the module interface of the diagnostic test device, a first signal comprising module information indicating presence of the barcode scanner in the interchangeable module and connectivity capabilities of the interchangeable module;
provide, to a second signal path of the module interface of the diagnostic test device, a second signal comprising the barcode data;
receive, from the diagnostic test device, a test result determined by the diagnostic test device based on changes in optical characteristics of an assay detected at an optical sensor of the diagnostic test device following application of a biological sample to the assay;
receive, from the diagnostic test device, identification information determined by the diagnostic test device based on the barcode data; and
cause the communication component to send the test result in association with the identification information to the remote storage device.