AN AUTOMATED, CLOUD-BASED, POINT-OF-CARE (POC) PATHOGEN AND ANTIBODY ARRAY DETECTION SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention relates to an automated cloud-based system for diagnostically field testing a sample taken from a subject using an automated portable handheld instrument to determine the presence of viral antigens and/or antibodies thereto.;According to the present invention, the system comprises a reader for automatically processing the sample using the instrument, and a detector for automatically detecting a quantitative measure of the viral antigens and/or antibodies in the sample using the corresponding means of detection in the portable handheld instrument.;The system further comprises a data output circuit for automatically generating the detected quantitative measure of the viral antigens and/or antibodies, and a communication circuit for automatically communicating the data output to a cloud-based database.;The system also comprises a cloud-based ecosystem for comparatively analyzing the communicated data output relative to a plurality of different types of viral antigens and/or antibodies to diagnose the type of viral infection, if any, the subject most likely carries or has previously carried, and for automatically communicating the results of the comparative analysis to the subject from the cloud-based ecosystem.