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Apparatus for performing diagnostic testing

  • US 6,328,930 B1
  • Filed: 02/10/2000
  • Issued: 12/11/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A hand-held, portable diagnostic assay system for conducting and recording luminescent reactions that generate luminescent read-out signals and are recordable on an image recording medium;

  • the system includes;

    a housing assembly defining a light-tight enclosure carrying at least the image recording medium, and an exposure opening that optically communicates the recording medium with a luminescent signal;

    a carrier assembly is rotatably mounted in the housing assembly and has a receiving opening that receives a luminescent testing assembly;

    a luminescent testing assembly that is capable of generating the luminescent read-out signal recordable on the recording medium through the exposure opening;

    the carrier assembly has one condition for receiving the luminescent testing assembly whereby testing assembly forms a light-tight enclosure over the exposure opening, and a second condition whereby the luminescent testing assembly is in optical communication with the recording medium through the exposure opening; and

    , an interlocking assembly pivotally mounted to the housing assembly and includes a cover that is sized and shaped to be movable between first and second conditions, wherein in the first condition the cover is in interposing relationship with respect to the receiving opening so as to block insertion of the testing assembly thereinto; and

    in the second condition the cover allows insertion of the luminescent testing assembly into the receiving opening.

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