Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Point-of care, medical condition screening kit
- Patent Title (中): 护理点,医疗状况筛选套件
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Application No.: US14115691Application Date: 2012-05-07
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Publication No.: US08808981B2Publication Date: 2014-08-19
- Inventor: Sean Mongale , Shishira Nagesh , Ezra Taylor , Mary O'Grady , Thembi Mdluli , Peter Truskey , Sherri Hall , James Waring, III , Britni Crocker , Harshard Sanghvi , Elaine Yang , Soumyadipta Acharya , Maxim Budyansky , Matthew Means
- Applicant: Sean Mongale , Shishira Nagesh , Ezra Taylor , Mary O'Grady , Thembi Mdluli , Peter Truskey , Sherri Hall , James Waring, III , Britni Crocker , Harshard Sanghvi , Elaine Yang , Soumyadipta Acharya , Maxim Budyansky , Matthew Means
- Applicant Address: US MD Baltimore
- Assignee: Jhpiego Corporation
- Current Assignee: Jhpiego Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Baltimore
- Agent Larry J. Guffey
- International Application: PCT/US2012/036776 WO 20120507
- International Announcement: WO2012/154672 WO 20121115
- Main IPC: C12Q1/00
- IPC: C12Q1/00

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140093896A1 Point-Of-Care, Medical Condition Screening Kit Public/Granted day:2014-04-03
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