Patent ID: 11867707
Assignee: ICUBATE, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  C | IPC B  C  G

Claim 10:
11. A method comprising:
inserting a cassette containing a microarray with a nucleic acid sample into a receptacle of a plurality of receptacles positioned on a first surface of a flywheel;
rotating the flywheel with a motor;
sensing, with a sensor while the flywheel is rotating, at least one indicator associated with the flywheel, the at least one indicator for indicating an orientation of the flywheel;
receiving, by a processor, a signal from the sensor indicative of detection of the at least one indicator;
identifying, while the flywheel is rotating, a receptacle of the plurality of receptacles with the processor using the received signal;
associating; by the processor, each receptacle of the plurality of receptacles with a corresponding cassette in the receptacle;
capturing, while the flywheel is rotating, test data from the microarray of the cassette with an optics assembly, wherein the optics assembly comprises a laser and a light detection element;
exposing dots in the microarray to light from the laser;
detecting, with the light detection element, the dots in the microarray that fluoresce in response to being exposed to light from the laser, wherein the test data corresponds to data relating to the detection of which dots fluoresced;
providing, by the optics assembly, the test data to the processor;
associating, by the processor, the test data with a cassette based on an identification of the receptacle for the cassette using the received signal from the sensor;
receiving, by a computing device, the test data for a microarray of a cassette from the processor; and
analyzing, by the computing device, the test data and providing an output indicative of a comparison of the test data to predefined data.