Disposable assay device with removables modules and remote data transfer system
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1. A disposable assay device, comprising:
- a plurality of first carrier parts coupled to each other, each first carrier part having a respective sample-receiving area for receiving a sample to be tested;
at least one second carrier part coupled to the at least one of the plurality of first carrier parts for performing the assay of the samples and forming assay data; and
a transmitter for transmitting assay data to a remote receiving system,wherein at least one of the plurality of the first carrier parts is independently removable from the second carrier part and the remaining plurality of the first carrier parts.
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Abstract
Disposable assay device, comprising a carrier having a first carrier part (3) with a respective sample-receiving area (w) for receiving a sample to be tested, and having at least a second carrier part (9), the assay device being configured for transmitting assay data or information to a remote receiving system (20), and the device comprising at least two first carrier parts, said first carrier parts (3, 5) being independently removable from the second carrier part (9).
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1. A disposable assay device, comprising:
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a plurality of first carrier parts coupled to each other, each first carrier part having a respective sample-receiving area for receiving a sample to be tested; at least one second carrier part coupled to the at least one of the plurality of first carrier parts for performing the assay of the samples and forming assay data; and a transmitter for transmitting assay data to a remote receiving system, wherein at least one of the plurality of the first carrier parts is independently removable from the second carrier part and the remaining plurality of the first carrier parts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of assaying, the method comprising acts of:
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providing a disposable assay device including a plurality of first carrier parts coupled to each other and a second carrier part coupled to at least one of the first carrier parts; applying one or more samples to a selection of the first carrier parts to test the samples for the presence of one or more analytes; storing resulting test results in a memory; and removing each first carrier part of the selection from the plurality of first carrier parts and second carrier part after having used that selection of the first carrier parts. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A disposable assay device to assay one or more samples, the disposable assay device comprising:
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a plurality of sample application areas removably coupled to each other for receiving the one or more samples to be assayed; a controller detachably coupled to at least one of the plurality of sample application areas for performing the assay of the one or more samples and forming assay data; a transmitter for transmitting the assay data to a remote receiving system; and one or more assay context sensors to monitor one or more assay context factors wherein at least one of the plurality of sample application areas is independently detachable from the controller and the remaining plurality of sample application areas.
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