Reply to Office Action of January 29, 2020
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`Application No. 15/689,905
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`KEMP el a].
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`Amendments to the Claims
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the application.
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`Claims 1-20 (Canceled)
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`21. (Currently Amended) A system configured to detect the presence of an analyte in a biological
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`fluid of a subject, comprising:
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`an external device,
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`a cartridge, comprising:
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`a plurality of reaction sites, each reaction site having a wall comprising an
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`optically opaque material,
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`a plurality of reactant chambers in fluid communication with the plurality of
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`reaction sites:
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`a system of fluidic channels to allow the biological fluid and reactants to flow
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`in the cartridge, and
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`an identifier on the cartridge corresponding to a protocol stored on the
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`external device,
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`an identifier detector configured to detect the identifier on the cartridge so that information
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`[[, ]]and—ee&fi-gu+ed—te—transmi—t—infeimatien based on the identifier can be transmitted to the external
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`device, and
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`a reader assembly for receiving the cartridge, comprising:
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`an analyte detector,
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`a controller,
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`and a communication assembly configured to receive the protocol,
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`wherein the external device is external to the cartridge and reader assembly and is
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`configured to receive the information based on the identifier, and in response to the information
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`based on the identifier, transmit the protocol, wherein the protocol includes instructions to the
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`controller of the reader assembly for an assay to be run.
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 4127.003 OOOS
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`Application No. 15/689,905
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`- 2 -
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`KEMP el a].
`
`Amendments to the Claims
`
`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the application.
`
`Claims 1-20 (Canceled)
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`21. (Currently Amended) A system configured to detect the presence of an analyte in a biological
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`fluid of a subject, comprising:
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`an external device,
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`a cartridge, comprising:
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`a plurality of reaction sites, each reaction site having a wall comprising an
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`optically opaque material,
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`a plurality of reactant chambers in fluid communication with the plurality of
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`reaction sites:
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`a system of fluidic channels to allow the biological fluid and reactants to flow
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`in the cartridge, and
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`an identifier on the cartridge corresponding to a protocol stored on the
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`external device,
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`an identifier detector configured to detect the identifier on the cartridge so that information
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`[[, ]]and—ee&fi-gu+ed—te—transmi—t—infeimatien based on the identifier can be transmitted to the external
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`device, and
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`a reader assembly for receiving the cartridge, comprising:
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`an analyte detector,
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`a controller,
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`and a communication assembly configured to receive the protocol,
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`wherein the external device is external to the cartridge and reader assembly and is
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`configured to receive the information based on the identifier, and in response to the information
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`based on the identifier, transmit the protocol, wherein the protocol includes instructions to the
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`controller of the reader assembly for an assay to be run.
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 4127.003 OOOS
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`22. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, the analyte detector comprising:
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`an optical detector.
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`23. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, the cartridge further comprising:
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`a pressure burstable seal sealing at least one of the reactant chambers.
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`24. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, the cartridge further comprising:
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`a layer of burstable foil enclosing at least one of the reactant chambers.
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`25. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, the reader assembly further comprising:
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`a valve actuation plate.
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`26. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 25, the valve actuation plate comprising a non-
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`coring needle.
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`27. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, the cartridge further comprising:
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`an elastomeric cover.
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`28. (Canceled)
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`29. (Currently Amended) A system configured to detect the presence of an analyte in a biological
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`fluid of a subject, comprising:
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`an external device,
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`a cartridge, comprising:
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`a plurality of reaction sites, each reaction site having a wall comprising an
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`optically opaque material,
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`a plurality of reactant chambers in fluid communication with the plurality of
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`reaction sites:
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`a system of fluidic channels to allow the biological fluid and reactants to flow
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 4127.003 OOOS
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`Reply to Office Action of January 29, 2020
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`Application No. 15/689,905
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`KEMP el a].
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`in the cartridge; and
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`an identifier on the cartridge corresponding to a protocol stored on the
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`external device, and
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`a reader assembly for receiving the cartridge, comprising:
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`an analyte detector,
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`a controller, and
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`a communication assembly configured to receive the protocol, wherein the protocol is
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`transmitted to the reader assembly based on the identifier,
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`wherein the external device is external to th_ereader assembly and is configured to transmit
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`the protocol based on the identifier, and wherein the protocol includes instructions to the controller
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`of the reader assembly for an assay to be run.
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`30. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 29, the analyte detector comprising:
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`an optical detector.
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`3 1. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 29, the reader assembly further comprising:
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`a valve actuation plate.
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`32. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 29, the cartridge further comprising:
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`a pressure burstable seal sealing at least one of the reactant chambers.
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`33. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, wherein the instructions to the controller of the
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`reader assembly include both instructions for an assay to be run and instructions for a detection
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`method to be performed.
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`34. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 29, wherein the instructions to the controller of the
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`reader assembly includes both instructions for an assay to be run and instructions for a detection
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`method to be performed.
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`Atty. Dkt. No. 4127.003 OOOS
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