Prefabricated Multi-Test Kit Reaction-Cell Layout for Parallel Diagnostics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current chemical diagnostic testing processes are tedious, time-consuming, and cumbersome due to the need for sequential performance of multiple tests, which delays accurate diagnosis and increases healthcare costs.
Innovation Solution
A prefabricated multi-test kit with reaction cells containing reagents for multiple tests distributed in a manner that allows any sub-combination of cells to indicate a sub-group of positive tests, enabling parallel testing of samples.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple tests are performed sequentially using current techniques, then each test can be carried out separately in a standardized manner, but the total processing time increases and diagnostic accuracy is delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the sample into multiple aliquots and distributes them across multiple reaction cells, each containing reagents for different tests. This segmentation enables parallel execution of multiple tests simultaneously, reducing total processing time while maintaining the precision of individual tests through dedicated reagent compartments.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges multiple individual test procedures into a single integrated multi-test kit. By combining multiple reaction cells with different reagent compositions into one kit that processes a single sample in parallel, it achieves both time efficiency and diagnostic accuracy without requiring sequential handling.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual test kits are used to cover all required tests, then comprehensive diagnostic coverage is achieved, but the complexity of handling and processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The multi-test kit provides universal functionality by incorporating multiple reaction cells, each capable of performing different diagnostic tests. A single kit can address various diagnostic needs (viral, bacterial, fungal tests) simultaneously, eliminating the need for multiple separate kits while maintaining comprehensive diagnostic coverage through standardized reaction cell design.
3Reliability
If separate tests are performed during separate laboratory visits, then each test receives dedicated attention and resources, but the overall diagnostic process becomes cumbersome and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The invention performs preliminary preparation by pre-configuring multiple reaction cells with their respective reagents during manufacturing. This preliminary action allows the user to simply add the sample and obtain multiple test results simultaneously without needing to perform separate test preparations, improving operational convenience while maintaining test reliability through controlled reagent distribution.
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AI summary
A prefabricated multi-test kit, the kit that comprises a plurality of reaction cells, each one of at least two of the reaction cells holding reagents of a respective, different set of at least two tests selected from a group consisting of a plurality of different tests, the tests being distributed among the reaction cells in a manner that leaves reagents of each different one of the tests of the group in a respective different sub-combination of the reaction cells, and allows any sub-combination of the reaction cells to be indicative of a sub-group comprising all positive tests of the group when each reaction cell of the sub-combination that is indicative of the sub-group, contains an at least one positive test and none of the remaining reaction cells contain a positive test.