Abstract:
The present invention discloses a portable, reliable, automated and simple device using Spectral Fluorescence Signature technology (SFS) for fast and accurate drug detection, quantification and data storage. The present also discloses a method for using Spectral Fluorescence Signature technology (SFS) for fast and accurate drug detection, quantification and data storage. Such device and method needing not highly skilled personnel or specific background to run the tests.
Abstract:
An apparatus, program product and method incorporate an extensible modular communication executive (12) for use integrating one or more electronic devices (14) with one another with reduced customization overhead. A modular architecture is used to facilitate message-based communications in such a manner that queuing strategies, business rules and the like may be accommodated within a message-based environment in a reliable and efficient manner. Through the use of a modular architecture, application-specific software components can be assembled together to readily adapt a generic message-based system for use in a specific application. Moreover, intelligent pre-validation of messages may be implemented in such a modular architecture to permit a business rule-independent messaging infrastructure to be readily adapted to support specific business rule requirements for a particular application.
Abstract:
A wavelength correction function provides corrected reflectance values from actual reflectance values taken in a reflectance-base instrument. The correction is provided as a function of measured reflectance values and a predefined set of high resolution reflectance values established for the reflectance-based instrument implementing the wavelength correction function.
Abstract:
Un analyseur compact de biochimie sèche sur échantillons sanguins intègre sur un même châssis (11): - une chambre de mesure (20) adaptée à recevoir un rotor consommable (13) comportant des micro-cuves (13A, 13B) contenant des réactifs secs, - un module de dilution numérique (21) à un ratio fixe ou variable défini en fonction de l'espèce de l'échantillon à analyser, - un module de centrifugation d'échantillon (12) adapté à assurer, à l'intérieur de la chambre de mesure, la centrifugation de ce rotor et son positionnement angulaire, - un module optique adapté à appliquer des faisceaux de lumière à des micro-cuves du rotor, ce module optique comportant une source lumineuse (14) du type flash-lamp et un capteur de lumière de référence (16), - un système électronique de traitement et de commande (23, 24, 25) comportant un lecteur de mémoire externe (26) adapté à lire une mémoire externe transportable (27) contenant au moins des informations caractéristiques d'au moins le rotor consommable en cours d'utilisation.
Abstract:
An apparatus, program product and method incorporate an extensible modular communication executive for use integrating one or more electronic devices with one another with reduced customization overhead. A modular architecture is used to facilitate message-based communications in such a manner that queuing strategies, business rules and the like may be accommodated within a message-based environment in a reliable and efficient manner. Through the use of a modular architecture, application-specific software components can be assembled together to readily adapt a generic message-based system for use in a specific application. Moreover, intelligent pre-validation of messages may be implemented in such a modular architecture to permit a business rule-independent messaging infrastructure to be readily adapted to support specific business rule requirements for a particular application.
Abstract:
An optical absorption gas sensor has an LED light source and a photodiode light detector, a temperature measuring device for measuring the LED temperature and a temperature measuring device for measuring the photodiode temperature. The sensor is calibrated by measuring the response of photodiode current at zero analyte gas concentration and at a reference analyte gas concentration. From these measurement, calibration data taking into account the effect of photodiode temperature on the sensitivity of the photodiode and, independently, the effect of changes in the spectrum of light output by the LED on the light detected by the photodiode with LED temperature can be obtained. Calibration data is written to memory in the gas sensor and in operation of the gas sensor, the output is compensated for both LED and photodiode temperature. The LED and photodiode can therefore be relatively far apart and operate at significantly different temperatures allowing greater freedom of optical pathway design. There is also disclosed an elongate waveguide for an optical absorption gas sensor formed from two opposed compound parabolic collectors.
Abstract:
A wavelength correction function provides corrected reflectance values from actual reflectance values taken in a reflectance-base instrument. The correction is provided as a function of measured reflectance values and a predefined set of high resolution reflectance values established for the reflectance-based instrument implementing the wavelength correction function.
Abstract:
An optical sensor for spectroscopic analysis of a sample, the optical sensor comprising: a photonic integrated chip (PIC) for providing light to the sample, the PIC comprising: one or more laser(s) designed to operate at one or more respective predetermined wavelength(s), each of the one or more laser(s) having an output that is optically coupled to an optical output of the PIC; and a monitor located on the PIC for determining the wavelength of the optical output; the optical sensor further comprising: a detector for collecting a spectrum from the sample; and one or more processors configured to: compare the wavelength of the laser(s) at the optical output with each of their respective predetermined wavelength(s); and if a deviation above a certain threshold is detected between the wavelength of the laser(s) and the predetermined wavelength(s), adapt the collected spectrum to generate a reconstructed spectrum; and use one or more datapoints from the reconstructed spectrum for the spectroscopic analysis.
Abstract:
An automatic analytical apparatus includes a reaction container for mixing a sample with a reagent to react the sample to the reagent, a measurement unit that irradiates a reaction solution in the reaction container with light and measures the intensity of transmitted light or scattered light, a control unit that processes time-series light intensity data obtained through the measurement in the measurement unit, a storage unit that stores one or more approximation functions each approximating to a time-series change in the light intensity data, and an output unit that outputs a processing result of the control unit. The control unit selects any one of the approximation functions stored in the storage unit, calculates an approximate curve indicating a time-series change in the light intensity data using the selected approximation function, calculates deviation feature information based on deviation information between the light intensity data and the approximate curve, and detects and classifies an abnormality included in the light intensity data using the deviation feature information.