Patent ID: 9182786
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G01N,G06F,G12B

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a handheld device having a front surface, a back surface and four side walls between the front and back surfaces; and a docking station for docking with the handheld device, wherein the docking station has a bathtub shape following contours of the back surface of the handheld device tightly and comprises four walls, wherein inner parts of the four walls are curved so that the handheld device is guided during docking, wherein at least three side walls of the four side walls of the handheld device tightly contact at least three walls of the four walls of the docking station when the handheld device is docked in the docking station to prevent spaces between the at least three side walls and the at least three walls, and wherein the handheld device has a slot for inserting a cartridge containing a sample, the slot being positioned at such a height that the cartridge can be inserted into the slot while the handheld device is docked in the docking station.