Point-of care, medical condition screening kit

摘要

A point-of-care, screening kit for use by a heath care worker to create custom test strips for screening the bodily fluids of an individual for various, medical conditions includes: (a) a plurality of reagents (12), (b) a substrate (18) configured to: i) receive one of the reagents and react with it so as to cause it to acquire a first characteristic color, and, ii) upon the addition of the individual's bodily fluid to the substrate, acquire, as a result of the formulation of each of the reagents, a second, dichotomous characteristic color when the individual has a specific one of the various, medical conditions. This kit also includes: (c) a plurality of containers (10) having indicia (26) that are reflective of the reagent within the container and which of the various medical conditions is being screened for with the use of the container and the characteristic first and second colors which are indicative of the individual having a screened for medical condition, and (d) one of the reagents being a protein reagent that includes appropriate quantities of: water, isopropyl alcohol, citric acid monohydrate, sodium citrate iribasic monohydrate, tetrabromophenol blue and tartrazine.

主权项

1. A point-of-care screening kit (1) for use by heath care workers to make custom test strips to screen the bodily fluids of an individual for various, medical conditions, said kit comprising:
a reagent (12), a substrate (18) having an outer surface (18a) that has a configuration adapted is configured to: a) receive said reagent (12) and react with said reagent so as to cause said substrate outer surface to acquire a first characteristic color that is indicative of one of said medical conditions for which said screening is being undertaken, and, b) upon the addition of a specified quantity of said bodily fluid of said individual to a portion of said substrate containing said reagent, acquire a second characteristic color that is indicative of said individual having said medical conditions for which said screening is being undertaken, a container (10) having an outer surface (10a) that includes an orifice (10b), said container having a configuration adapted configured to receive and store a prescribed quantity of said reagent (12), and a reagent-dispensing tip (14) that has a configuration adapted to dispense said reagent which is stored in said container.