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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
May. 15, 2019
Alverix, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Tong Xie, San Jose, CA (US);
Benny Wing Hung Lai, Fremont, CA (US);
Alverix, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Low-cost assay test strip readers are disclosed. Such readers enable creation of profiles of analyte reactions detected on an assay test strip utilizing a simple detector fixedly mounted to a body of the reader. The detector may be a single detector, such as a photodetector, which detects an optical signal at a single point. The assay test strip is inserted and/or removed from the test strip reader and the detector detects the optical elements of the strip during such insertion and/or removal. The movement of the test strip with respect to the body enables the detector to scan a length of the test strip, such that a one-dimensional profile of the optical signals can be generated. The reader may convert the detected profile into a displayable indication of analyte concentrations for diagnostic purposes. Moving the test strip relative to an array of detectors enables creation of a two-dimensional profile.