Patent ID: 8296088
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: B03C,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A system for analyzing a fluidic assay, comprising: a fluidic flow-through chamber; a magnet and a mechanism for selectively positioning the magnet in proximity to an imaging region of the fluidic flow-through chamber; an illumination subsystem configured to illuminate the imaging region of the fluidic flow-through chamber; and a photosensitive detection subsystem configured to image the imaging region of the fluidic flow-through chamber when illuminated, wherein the mechanism for selectively positioning the magnet comprises an actuator and a magnetic field strength sensor, and wherein the system comprises program instructions executable by a processor for calibrating a position of the magnet to which the mechanism is used to selectively move the magnet in proximity to the imaging region of the fluidic flow-through chamber, wherein the program instructions for calibrating the position of the magnet comprise program instructions for: