This disclosure describes a slide comprising a substrate, a wireless communication element, and a sensing element, wherein the slide is capable of communicating with an external communications device via the wireless communication element. In some implementations, the wireless communication element comprises an antenna, an integrated circuit, and a memory unit, that are powered wirelessly by an external device, such that it is capable of measuring, logging, and communicating data. The data, such as time and temperature, may be collected via the sensing element connected to the wireless communication element.

This disclosure describes a slide comprising a substrate, a WISP, and a temperature sensor, wherein the slide is capable of communicating with an external communications device via the WISP. In some implementations, the WISP comprises an antenna, an integrated circuit, and a memory unit, that are powered wirelessly by an external device, such that it is capable of measuring, logging, and communicating data. The data, such as time and temperature, may be collected via sensors connected to the WISP. In some implementations, the WISP and temperature sensor are embedded in the substrate to prevent direct contact with mounted specimens. In some implementations the slide further comprises displayed content. In some implementations, the displayed content is linked to a database of information. The various implementations of this invention may describe a slide utilizing any number of the features described above in any combination.

A system includes sample containers and a computing system. The sample containers include one or more data storage media configured to store sample information relating to the respective sample contained in each sample container. The sample information include data indicating a sample type, an intended use of the sample contained within the respective sample container, and a sample collection time. The computing system is configured to receive the sample information from the sample containers and determine, based on the sample information, an action for increasing a likelihood that one or more applicable samples of the plurality of samples will be viable for the intended uses of the applicable samples. The computing system is further configured to perform the action.

A system for performing a molecular analysis workflow includes a reaction holder or a reaction substrate, such as a multi-well reaction plate, with a reaction holder/substrate RFID tag, and/or a reagent container with a reagent container RFID tag, and an instrument and/or device that includes an RFID reader/writer operable to read and/or write information to and from the reaction holder/substrate RFID tag and/or the reagent container RFID tag. The reaction holder/substrate RFID tag and the reagent container RFID tag can be utilized separately or together to send and receive and store information, for example, for a workflow of a molecular analysis, such as a polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Provided herein is technology relating to detecting one or more analytes in a sample and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, methods, systems, and kits for detecting one or more drugs-of-abuse analytes in a biological sample.

An assay cartridge and an assay reader or other system for running an assay on the assay cartridge. The assay cartridge can be configured to perform different types of diagnostic assays, and the assay reader can be configured to run the specific assay for which the assay cartridge is configured, including PCR assays, immunoassays, and electrochemical bioassays. The assay cartridge can be inserted into the assay reader to run an assay. In some embodiments, the assay reader may have a user interface for configuring the assay reader and displaying results. In other embodiments, a phone or other device with a user interface and a diagnostic assay protocol application can communicate with the assay reader to provide the appropriate protocol instructions to run the assay, to collect and analyze data from the assay reader, and to report and store assay results.

System that enables urine testing in a home environment. A user may apply a urine sample to a card containing multiple tests, and capture an image of the card using a phone; an analysis system executing on the phone or in the cloud may analyze the image and determine test results. The test card and analysis system may compensate for variability in lighting conditions and time of exposure to the urine sample, which are difficult to control in a home environment. The test card may contain fiducial markers of known colors; the analysis system may adjust colors in the captured image based on appearance of these markers. Color adjustments may also compensate for nonuniform lighting across the card. The card may also contain time indicators that change appearance over time after urine is applied, and the analysis system may use these indicators to calculate the time of exposure.

A rapid test device includes a micropad chip configured for a multi-parameter chemical testing of an input sample. A plurality of paper layers of the micropad chip are in fluid communication, including a sample absorption element, a filtering element configured to filter the input sample, and a sample distribution element configured to distribute the input sample received from the filtering element to a remainder of the plurality of paper layers. One or more reacting elements associated with the multi-parameter chemical testing of the input sample have one or more colorimetric reagents in fluid communication with the sample distribution element. A colorimetric result displaying element in fluid communication with the one or more reacting elements is configured to display a colorimetric result of the testing of the input sample with the at least one reacting element for a respective chemical test of the multi-parameter chemical testing.

A Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) device used to detect infectious agents and certain diseases. The device provides a quantitative PCR that amplifies the target DNA sequence, while monitoring the amplitude of signal originating from DNA-intercalating probes, typically fluorescence, to quantify the amount of DNA being amplified. The device is used in combination with other medical devices to obtain the user's physical exam data. A combination of the PCR machine and above-mentioned other instruments with a network communication device (TOTUS) sends the physical exam and PCR information to servers, and/or physicians, pharmacists and other medical professionals to provide AI decisions.

A point of care cassette, comprising: a housing; a lancet carrier for carrying a lancet, the lancet carrier being configured to be retractably urged by a spring from a locked position to a deployed position in response to an actuation of a first trigger, the lancet being entirely within the housing when not in the deployed position; and a test carrier for carrying a testing medium, the test carrier configured to be urged by a second spring from a locked position to a deployed position in response to an actuation of a second trigger, the second trigger being actuated during deployment of the lancet carrier to bring the testing medium proximate a blood sample after retraction of the lancet.