Appeal No. 2003-2049
Application 09/003,090
embodiment of Appellants’ invention. See page 17 of Appellants’
specification. The assay device drive includes drive electronics
304, a position encoder 308, and an encoded tag reader 312 such
as, for example, a bar code reader. Encoded device reader 312 is
used to read the encoded tag provided on the assay device. An
encoded tag reader 312 senses the encoded tag information from
the label on the assay device and provides this information to
the processor 104. The encoded information includes information
such as, for example, a patient I.D., an identification of the
tests to be performed on the sample, an identification of the
sample type, and other appropriate or pertinent information.
This information can be used to log the test results as well as
to control the type of testing performed or test parameters used.
See pages 17 and 18 of Appellants’ specification.
Independent claim 1 is representative of the claimed
invention and is reproduced as follows:
1. A fluorometer for taking fluorometric readings of a
sample, comprising:
an assay device for carrying the sample to be tested;
an optical energy source for exciting the assay device
carrying the sample by irradiating the assay device with optical
energy;
an optical energy detector for detecting energy emitted from
the excited assay device due to the irradiation;
3
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