cPoC Reader Platform
A focus of LRE Medical, Point-of-Care testing, represents one of the fastest-growing segments of the IVD market. For many IVD assay companies, making the transition from visual-read, rapid-test assays to highly sensitive, quantitative assays is often prohibitive due to:
- Large upfront capital investment
- Lack of experienced in vitro engineering resources
To eliminate this barrier, LRE Medical developed a generic compact point-of-care (cPoC) Reader as a starting basis for an OEM custom-specific point-of care “Reader” device. This approach provides many important advantages compared to “start-from-scratch” development projects:
- Rapid access to functional Reader(s) for assay development and validation.
- Lower project risk
- Substantially lower development costs
- Significantly less development time
- Extremely competitive transfer pricing
LRE’s generic cPoC Reader is contemporary in appearance with the following features and options:
- 3.5” QVGA color graphic LCD display with backlighting
- Flying Optics adaptable to customer specific optical requirements
- Retractable mechanical drawer with “snap in” customized for customer specific test device
- Membrane keypad with 21 keys (4 arrow, 12 alpha-numeric, 2 soft-keys, 3 function)
- Communication interfaces
- 2 Standard (LAN and PS2)
- Optional selections - USB, RFID, 2D barcode reader (internal), and SD Memory Card
- Internal printer
- Comprehensive GUI
- Electronics with a variety of interface options
- Platform software adaptable to OEM’s requirements
- Platform documentation and qualification
- Processes, tools and test equipment for manufacturing process
OEM’s have the ability to differentiate LRE’s cPoC Reader operation (customer specific measurement sequence, algorithm) and customize its appearance through:
- Changes in the color scheme (see examples above)
- Modification of the upper housing
- Custom design of their own graphical user interface
- Display
- Keypad
- Touch Screen
LRE’s generic cPoC Reader utilizes market tested and proven components/modules for electronics, hardware, and software. Its optical system performs multiple location measurements in combination with application specific software to read, evaluate, format and output results.
cPoCLab Reader plus Assay Development and Evaluation Software Tool
LRE’s cPoC Reader with Assay Development and Evaluation Software Tool is an ideal support for assay development and QA during production. Use of its cPoC Reader and its generic modules allows for LRE to quickly adapt to an OEM’s requirements for assay platform such as:
- Test Device – cartridge, strip, cassette, microchip, etc.
- Optics – colorimetric reflectance, fluorescence, chemiluminescence
The Assay Development and Evaluation Software Tool is LabView based and provides for the:
- Control of functional models, prototypes and serial readers
- Performance of scans with different scan parameters to find the optimum setting for the assay
- Development and improvement of mathematical Reader algorithm
- Export of data to CSV file
The cPoC Reader with Assay Development and Evaluation Software Tool can usually be delivered to OEMs within four (4) to eight (8) weeks of purchase order.