Patent ID: 8638441

Claim:
A diagnostic assay system comprising: a test device including a test strip having one or more test lines and one or more indicia, and a scanning device comprising: i) a source of electromagnetic radiation; ii) an optics assembly disposed to direct the electromagnetic radiation; iii) a detector disposed to receive an emission or reflection from the test strip, wherein: the detector is a single detector configured to detect the emission or reflection from the one or more test lines and emission or reflection from the one or more indicia; or the detector comprises a first detector configured to detect the emission or reflection from the one or more test lines and a second detector configured to detect the emission or reflection from the one or more indicia; iv) a microprocessor; and v) a chassis; wherein the test device and scanning device are configured to be movable relative to each other during operation of the scanning device and wherein the microprocessor is configured to generate test result data based at least in part on the indicia and one or more of the test lines.