Patent ID: 9746462
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N

Claim:
1. A method for determining a biological condition in a subject, the method comprising: a) incubating a sample from said subject, in a self-contained stationary cartridge housing at least one composition and at least one reporter functionality, adapted to report a reaction of said at least one composition with said sample, with said at least one composition and with said at least one reporter functionality to report an assay of said reaction; b) optically detecting said reaction in a moving fluid comprising, c) processing data outputted in said detecting step to determine said assay; and d) receiving an indication responsive to said assay, wherein said assay is a flow cytometric assay, thereby providing an indication of the biological condition in said subject, wherein the biological condition is selected from blood diseases, leukemia, thrombocytopenia, immune system disorders, local infections, urinary tract disorders, autoimmune diseases and sepsis; wherein said cartridge has a shelf-life of six to twenty four months.