IP Library Granted Patent US 9,857,372
Granted Patent B1
US 9,857,372 · App. 15/295,353 · Granted Jan 2, 2018

Arbovirus indicative birth defect risk test

Inventors: Jovan Hutton Pulitzer (Frisco, TX); Henry Joseph Legere, III (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Reliant Immune Diagnostics, LLC
G01N33/56983G01N33/558G01N35/00009G01N35/00871G01N2035/00881
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,857,372
App. No.
15/295,353
Granted
Jan 2, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system for providing immunoassay test results for multiple medical conditions, comprising a testing device having thereon an alignment target and having a plurality of immunoassay test strips, the plurality of immunoassay test strips each including a sample pad capable of receiving a biologic sample, a conjugate pad containing particles for conjugating with antibodies or antigens present in the biologic sample, and a membrane strip having a test line and a control line, wherein the test line and the control line are viewable, and a mobile device having a camera, a viewing screen, and a software application stored thereon, wherein the software application provides executable instructions to capture an image of the testing device, process an image to determine pixel count and line intensity of the test line of each of the plurality of immunoassay test strips, and present test results on the viewing screen.

Claims (16)

1. A method for providing immunoassay test results for multiple medical conditions, comprising:

collecting at least one biologic by a testing device having thereon an alignment target and having a plurality of immunoassay test strips, wherein the at least one biologic contacts a sample pad on at least one of the plurality of immunoassay test strips;

conjugating the at least one biologic with particles on a conjugate pad on at least one of the plurality of immunoassay test strips to create an immune complex;

receiving the immune complex at a test line on a membrane strip on at least one of the plurality of immunoassay strips, wherein the test line includes particular antigens or antibodies;

binding, if the immune complex contains antigens or antibodies capable of binding with the particular antigens or antibodies included on the test line, the antigens or antibodies of the immune complex to the antigens or antibodies of the test line;

producing a qualitative response on the test line if the antigens or antibodies of the immune complex are bound to the antigens or antibodies on the test line;

providing a software application to be stored on a mobile device, the mobile device having a camera and a viewing screen;

initiating operation of the camera;

presenting an outlined area on the viewing screen to be aligned with borders of the testing device;

presenting on the viewing screen an alignment graphic to be aligned with the alignment target of the testing device, wherein the alignment graphic is offset from a center of the outlined area;

detecting when an alignment of the alignment area and the borders of the testing device has taken place, and when an alignment of the alignment graphic and the alignment target has taken place;

capturing an image of the testing device in response to the detecting step;

processing the image to determine pixel count and line intensity of any qualitative response on the test line of each of the plurality of immunoassay test strips;

comparing the results of processing the image to a control for each test line of each of the plurality of immunoassay test strips; and

presenting test results on the viewing screen,

wherein the test line of one of the plurality of immunoassay test strips includes Zika virus antigen and the test line of another one of the plurality of immunoassay test strips includes an antibody suitable for binding with hCG.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2018
From: RELIANT IMMUNE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC
To: RELIANT IMMUNE DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 045781/0151 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2017
From: PULITZER, JOVAN HUTTON; LEGERE, HENRY JOSEPH, III
To: RELIANT IMMUNE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC
Reel/Frame 041282/0238 →