Clinical diagnostic systems
First Claim
1. A diagnostic system, comprising:
- an instrument comprising an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detector; and
a cartridge configured to fit within a portion of the instrument, wherein the cartridge comprises;
at least one reagent including an ECL label;
a blood collection holder;
at least one blood collection holder needle;
a blood collection holder structure; and
a closed fluidic path between the blood collection holder and the instrument;
wherein the closed fluidic path provides the at least one reagent from the cartridge to the instrument, and then provides the at least one reagent from the instrument to the cartridge.
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Abstract
A diagnostic system is provided herein that includes an instrument comprising an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detector, and a cartridge configured to fit within a portion of the instrument, wherein the cartridge includes at least one reagent including an ECL label and a blood collection holder. Also provided herein is a system that includes a diagnostic instrument, which includes a pump, an ECL detector, an incubator, a magnet, and an output device, and a cartridge configured to fit within a portion of the diagnostic instrument, a sample holder configured to fit within the cartridge, and a closed fluidic loop between the diagnostic instrument and the cartridge when the cartridge is fit within a portion of the diagnostic instrument, wherein the cartridge is configured to accept a sample from the sample holder and place the sample in fluidic communication with the diagnostic instrument via the closed fluidic loop.
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25 Claims
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1. A diagnostic system, comprising:
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an instrument comprising an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detector; and a cartridge configured to fit within a portion of the instrument, wherein the cartridge comprises; at least one reagent including an ECL label; a blood collection holder; at least one blood collection holder needle; a blood collection holder structure; and a closed fluidic path between the blood collection holder and the instrument;
wherein the closed fluidic path provides the at least one reagent from the cartridge to the instrument, and then provides the at least one reagent from the instrument to the cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system, comprising:
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a diagnostic instrument comprising; a pump; an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detector; an incubator; a magnet; and an output device; and a cartridge configured to fit within a portion of the diagnostic instrument; a sample holder configured to fit within the cartridge; and a closed fluidic path between the diagnostic instrument and the cartridge when the cartridge is fit within a portion of the diagnostic instrument, wherein the cartridge is configured to accept a sample from the sample holder and place the sample in fluidic communication with the diagnostic instrument via the closed fluidic path, wherein the ECL detector comprises; at least two electrodes; and a gasket, wherein the gasket separates the at least two electrodes, and wherein a measurement containment area is formed by the gasket and the at least two electrodes, and wherein the ECL detector measures ECL labels within the measurement containment area. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing Point of Care (POC) services, comprising:
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providing a biological sample; introducing the biological sample to a cartridge; providing the cartridge to a diagnostic instrument comprising an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detector; mixing the biological sample with a reagent in the cartridge to form a biological sample-reagent mixture; providing at least a portion of the biological sample-reagent mixture from the cartridge to the diagnostic instrument in a closed fluidic path; analyzing the biological sample-reagent mixture using the ECL detector; outputting the results from the analyzing step; and providing at least a portion of the biological sample-reagent mixture from the diagnostic instrument to the cartridge in the closed fluidic path. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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