Patent Document ID: 9322767
Application ID: 13862188
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A point-of-care system for performing an automated cell count, comprising: means for performing a blood, cell, and/or pathogen count; a testing device for data collection and data analysis the testing device comprising a handheld computing device that includes one or more processors and one or more computer readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to reprogram the handheld computing device with an automated counting algorithm that uses the handheld computing device to count individual cells in at least a portion of an image and classify them according to cell type; a sample holder coupled to the testing device, the sample holder comprising housing and a port configured to receive the means for performing a blood, cell, and/or pathogen count and position it in proximity to an image sensor of the testing device and a light source, wherein the sample holder is configured to control for focal length from the image sensor to the means for performing a blood, cell, and/or pathogen count and to control for illumination from the light source to the means for performing a blood, cell, and/or pathogen count; the light source being configured for transmitting at least one wavelength of light configured to allow the image sensor to capture at least one image of the means for performing a blood, cell, and/or pathogen count; and, the image sensor being configured to collect an image of sufficient resolution for discerning individual cells in the image taken of the means for performing the blood, cell, and/or pathogen count, wherein the handheld computing device is selected from the group consisting of a handheld digital camera, a camera phone, a smartphone, or a tablet computer.