Services Provided:

Concept development, hardware design, software design, user interface, prototyping, supply chain development, safety certification, value engineering, New Product Introduction, regulatory submission

Key Technologies:

• Developed a semi-automatic automated Mixer, Spinner, Reader (MSR) device to enable processing of the disposable reagent cartridge
• Rugged, battery-powered unit
• Motion control and automation
• Electromechanical interlocks for safety
• Complex mechanism designs
  • Mixer had precision orbital motion
  • Complex spinner mechanism using multi-action sliding mechanism
  • Optical magnification design for the Reader
• Designed the instrument using D&K’s Product Realization Process

Business Outcomes:

Successful field trials in Africa, delivering flow-cytometry equivalent T4 cell count at Point-of-Care, and at a fraction of the cost and processing time