Abstract: The invention herein relates to conducting assays with an apparatus including a substantially transparent assay cartridge loaded with magnetic beads, and a magnets positioned in a platform above and below the assay cartridge. The assay cartridge includes magnetic beads, sample and control solutions in some wells, and assay reagents in others. A microcomputer controls a linear actuator which moves the magnet platform causing the magnetic beads to travel from one well to another and to oscillate within a well. At assay completion, the cartridge will generate a signal representing a test result, which is then sent to a server through a wireless transmission system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 13, 2020
Date of Patent:
May 10, 2022
Assignee:
BREVITEST TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Inventors:
Leo Linbeck, III, Javier Trinidad Garza, Jr., Robert Patrick Garr, Dev Chatterjee