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

Claim 6:
7. A system comprising:
a reader comprising:
a flywheel, the flywheel having at least one indicator to indicate an orientation of the flywheel;
a motor coupled to the flywheel to rotate the flywheel;
a plurality of receptacles positioned on a first surface of the flywheel, each receptacle of the plurality of receptacles configured to receive a cassette containing a microarray with a nucleic acid sample;
a sensor configured to detect the at least one indicator of the flywheel;
a processor coupled to the sensor to receive a signal indicative of detection of the at least one indicator, the processor configured to identify a receptacle of the plurality of receptacles using the received signal from the sensor, the processor further configured to associate each receptacle of the plurality of receptacles with a corresponding cassette in the receptacle;
an optics assembly coupled to the processor, the optics assembly configured to capture test data from the microarray of a cassette positioned in a receptacle of the plurality of receptacles, wherein the optics assembly comprises a laser and a light detection element, the light detection element configured to detect dots in the microarray that fluoresce in response to being exposed to the laser, wherein the test data corresponds to data on which dots fluoresced; and
the processor further configured to receive the test data from the optics assembly and to associate the received test data with a cassette based on an identification of the receptacle for the cassette using the received signal from the sensor; and

a computing device in communication with the processor of the reader to receive the test data for a microarray of a cassette, the computing device configured to analyze the test data and provide an output indicative of a comparison of the test data to predefined data,
wherein the flywheel has a plurality of openings, wherein each opening of the plurality of openings corresponds to a receptacle of the plurality of receptacles, and wherein each opening permits the optics assembly to capture test data from a microarray of a corresponding cassette located in the receptacle.