INDICATING STATUS OF A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SYSTEM
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1. A diagnostic test system, comprising:
- a housing;
an indicator system operable to produce a non-textual sensory output signal perceptible from an area outside the housing; and
a test unit in the housing operable to perform at least one diagnostic test on a diagnostic assay to determine whether at least one analyte is present within a sample and to produce a status indicator control signal triggering the indicator system to indicate a status of the diagnostic test via the non-textual sensory output signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of indicating status of a diagnostic test system are described. In one aspect, a diagnostic test system includes a housing, an indicator system, and a test unit in the housing. The indicator system produces a non-textual sensory output signal that is perceptible from an area outside the housing. The test unit performs at least one diagnostic test on a diagnostic assay to determine whether at least one analyte is present within a sample. The test unit also produces a status indicator control signal triggering the indicator system to indicate a status of the diagnostic test via the non-textual sensory output signal.
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1. A diagnostic test system, comprising:
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a housing; an indicator system operable to produce a non-textual sensory output signal perceptible from an area outside the housing; and a test unit in the housing operable to perform at least one diagnostic test on a diagnostic assay to determine whether at least one analyte is present within a sample and to produce a status indicator control signal triggering the indicator system to indicate a status of the diagnostic test via the non-textual sensory output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A diagnostic test system, comprising:
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housing means; indicator means for producing a non-textual sensory output signal perceptible from an area outside the housing; and in the housing means, test unit means for performing at least one diagnostic test on a diagnostic assay to determine whether at least one analyte is present within a sample and for producing status indicator control signal means for triggering the indicator system to indicate a status of the diagnostic test via the non-textual sensory output signal.
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18. A diagnostic test method, comprising:
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within a housing performing at least one diagnostic test on a diagnostic assay to determine whether at least one analyte is present within a sample; and producing a non-textual sensory output signal perceptible from an area outside the housing and indicative of a status of the diagnostic test. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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