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

Claim 7:
8. 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, wherein each receptacle of the plurality of receptacles comprises a balance device configured to automatically balance the flywheel, and wherein the balance device compensates for the absence of a cassette in a receptacle;
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; 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.