System and method for protecting and controlling access to analytical results of a diagnostic test assay
First Claim
1. A reader unit (31), configured to be operationally coupled with a multiplexed diagnostic test assay unit (11) configured to carry out in parallel multiple diagnostic tests on one or more physiological samples, and wherein the reader unit is configured to obtain test raw data (73) of diagnostic tests performed on the assay unit operationally coupled with the reader unit, the reader unit comprising:
- a data protection module (41) that is configured to obtain and temporarily store the test raw data, to convert said test raw data into analytical result data (74), to encrypt (33) said analytical result data with locking key data (75) to encrypted data (77), and to selectively provide parts or all of said encrypted data on an output interface (42);
wherein the protection module is a tamper-proof module that is configured to prevent access to data (73, 74) stored in the module;
a sensor module including a plurality of sensor elements each configured to provide a raw data output from a corresponding test element of the multiplexed diagnostic test assay unit; and
wherein the data protection module comprises an encryption module configured to parse and store subsets of the encrypted data, which together form an encrypted complete data set of the analytical result data.
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Abstract
A reader unit (31) is configured to be operationally coupled with an assay unit (11) that is capable of performing one or more diagnostic tests (13) on one or more physiological samples (15), and is configured (32, 36) to obtain test raw data (73) of diagnostic tests performed on an assay unit operationally coupled with the reader unit. The reader unit comprises an encryption module (33) that is configured to encrypt input data with locking key data (75), the input data comprising the test raw data, or data derived from said test raw data. The reader unit is configured to provide access to the encrypted data (77), but not to the input data.
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1. A reader unit (31), configured to be operationally coupled with a multiplexed diagnostic test assay unit (11) configured to carry out in parallel multiple diagnostic tests on one or more physiological samples, and wherein the reader unit is configured to obtain test raw data (73) of diagnostic tests performed on the assay unit operationally coupled with the reader unit, the reader unit comprising:
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a data protection module (41) that is configured to obtain and temporarily store the test raw data, to convert said test raw data into analytical result data (74), to encrypt (33) said analytical result data with locking key data (75) to encrypted data (77), and to selectively provide parts or all of said encrypted data on an output interface (42);
wherein the protection module is a tamper-proof module that is configured to prevent access to data (73, 74) stored in the module;a sensor module including a plurality of sensor elements each configured to provide a raw data output from a corresponding test element of the multiplexed diagnostic test assay unit; and wherein the data protection module comprises an encryption module configured to parse and store subsets of the encrypted data, which together form an encrypted complete data set of the analytical result data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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