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Systems and methods for collecting and transmitting assay results

  • US 9,858,660 B2
  • Filed: 02/15/2013
  • Issued: 01/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of evaluating a biological sample collected from a subject, said method comprising:

  • Obtaining raw data at a designated sample collection site, said designated sample collection site being separate from a laboratory location, said raw data obtained from said biological sample usinga device having a housing, said device placed at said designated sample collection site said biological sample comprising a cell, wherein the device comprises a sample preparation unit in the housing comprising (i) a pipette, and ii) a centrifuge, a thermal controller, and a cytometer, wherein the device is configured to process the biological sample within said housing by;

    (i) receiving the biological sample at said designated sample collection site, wherein said biological sample is provided to the device in a cartridge, said cartridge containing a disposable component and all reagents used in processing the biological sample;

    (ii) preparing the biological sample and yielding raw data from multiplexed assays performed on a single sample within said housing for a subsequent qualitative and/or quantitative evaluation of said biological sample, wherein said raw data comprises (1) numerical values representative of a physical process or chemical reaction performed by the device and (2) electronic data representative of an image of a cell in said biological sample; and

    (iii) transmitting electronically the raw data from said designated sample collection site to said laboratory location for performance of said subsequent evaluation at said laboratory location;

    Then;

    (a) receiving said raw data at said laboratory location separate from said designated sample collection site;

    then(b) analyzing the raw data at the laboratory location, to provide said evaluation of said biological sample, wherein said analysis is performed using a processor alone or in conjunction with an individual affiliated with the laboratory; and

    (c) providing oversight of integrity of said analysis and operation of said device such that results generated from said analysis can be utilized by a health care professional for diagnosis or treatment of said subject, wherein the oversight is performed at the laboratory location using a processor alone or in conjunction with an individual affiliated with the laboratory.

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