公开(公告)号：US10562030B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US15217920

申请日：2016-07-22

Applicant: Cepheid

Inventor： Doug Dority ,  Tien Phan ,  David Fromm ,  Rick Casler ,  Dustin Dickens ,  Stuart Morita ,  Matthew Piccini

IPC: B01L7/00 ,  H02P27/06 ,  H02P6/182

Abstract: Improved sub-assemblies and methods of control for use in a diagnostic assay system adapted to receive an assay cartridge are provided herein. Such sub-assemblies include: a brushless DC motor, a door opening/closing mechanism and cartridge loading mechanism, a syringe and valve drive mechanism assembly, a sonication horn, a thermal control device and optical detection/excitation device. Such systems can further include a communications unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile device of a user so as to receive a user input relating to functionality of the system with respect to an assay cartridge received therein and relaying a diagnostic result relating to the assay cartridge to the mobile device.