A method, apparatus and system that includes an environmentally controlled accurate and sensitive general purpose lateral flow assay instrument that can be used throughout the world, in homes, and make-shift emergency centers, including while connected to the internet to receive reference Transmission Raman Spectroscopy signature data, and to transmit test results.

Contamination detection systems, kits, and techniques are described for testing surfaces for the presence of hazardous contaminants, while minimizing user exposure to these contaminants. Even trace amounts of contaminants can be detected. A collection kit provides a swab that is simple to use, easy to hold and grip, allows the user to swab large areas of a surface, and keeps the user's hands away from the surface being tested. The kit also provides open and closed fluid transfer mechanism to transfer the collected fluid to a detection device while minimizing user exposure to hazardous contaminants in the collected fluid. Contamination detection kits can rapidly collect and detect hazardous drugs, including trace amounts of antineoplastic agents, in healthcare settings at the site of contamination.

A reagent analyzer comprising an imaging system having a first field of view of a reagent test device and a second field of view of a fluid sample information indicator, and configured to capture a first image depicting the reagent test device and a second image depicting the information indicator; a mirror moveable between a first position outside the first field of view and a second position inside the first field of view and located between the imaging system and the reagent test device, the mirror in the second position reflecting light to produce the second field of view; and a processor executing instructions to: receive the first and second images; analyze the first image to determine calibration information from the information indicator; and analyze the second image to determine constituent presence/absence in the fluid sample applied to the reagent test device, using, in part, the determined calibration information.

A system and method for automated transfer of a tape segment onto the face of a tissue block to be thin sectioned by microtomy includes applying, to a carrier strip, a plurality of serially-spaced patches of sample tape having an adhesive outer surface, transporting the carrier strip along a path adjacent to and spaced from the exposed sample surface to position one of the patches of sample tape adjacent to and covering the exposed sample surface, adhering the one of the patches of sample tape to the exposed sample surface.

A system for diagnostic testing may include a meter for performing a diagnostic test on a sample applied to a test media, the meter having a housing and an interface for receiving a signal representing coding information, and a container configured to contain test media compatible with the meter, the container having a coding element associated therewith. Additionally, the system may provide a mechanism for removing the meter from an interconnected test container and reattaching it to a new container using on-container coding methods that can recalibrate the meter for the new container of test strips.

A detection chip and a detection system are provided. The detection chip includes a sample adding opening and at least one detection branch structure, each of the at least one detection branch structure includes a detection portion, the detection portion includes a detection groove and a reaction reagent, the detection groove is in connection with the sample adding opening, the reaction reagent is contained in the detection groove, and the detection portion is configured to allow optical detection to be performed on the reaction reagent in the detection groove.

A method for localizing a test region of interest on an assay membrane to determine the contours of the test region and enable calibration of the location of the test region such that the same region can be localized to image an analyte of interest after an assay run. Pre-localization of the test region limits the contours of the detection area to only the test region with a reasonable margin such that background noise received by the detector can be minimized. By limiting the region of detection to a pre-localized test region improved accuracy can be achieved in flow assay membrane tests, in particular in automated analyzer systems.

A fully-automatic feces analyzer includes an automatic controller; at least one sample box for containing a feces sample; and a sample box support. A dilution and stirring unit is provided for adding diluent into the feces sample and stirring to obtain feces sample liquid. The analyzer has a physical detection unit for performing a physical detection on the feces sample liquid and at least one chemical detection unit for performing a chemical detection on the feces sample liquid. Each chemical detection unit includes a driving roller and a driven roller, a reagent strip roll wound on the driven roller, an end portion of the reagent strip roll fixed on the driving roller.

A fully-automatic feces analyzer includes an automatic controller; at least one sample box for containing a feces sample; and a sample box support. A dilution and stirring unit is provided for adding diluent into the feces sample and stirring to obtain feces sample liquid. The analyzer has a physical detection unit for performing a physical detection on the feces sample liquid and at least one chemical detection unit for performing a chemical detection on the feces sample liquid. Each chemical detection unit includes a driving roller and a driven roller, a reagent strip roll wound on the driven roller, an end portion of the reagent strip roll fixed on the driving roller.

A physiological signal monitoring device is adapted for monitoring a physiological signal of a biofluid, and includes: a biosensor strip that has at least one signal output end adapted for outputting the physiological signal; a strip reciprocating module that includes a strip seat for receiving the biosensor strip, a guide seat mounted to the strip seat, and a rotating plate mounted rotatably to the strip seat for triggering reciprocating movement of the biosensor strip and the guide seat relative to the strip seat; and a contact module that includes an electronic module, and at least one extending piece connected electrically with the at least one signal output end to transmit the physiological signal to the electronic module.