Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
600362000 | Absorbent patch for fluid analysis | 15 |
20110166432 | DIAGNOSTIC INTERLABIAL PAD - A diagnostic agent is delivered intravaginally or to the interlabial space by positioning an interlabial device, such as an absorbent pad, between the labia. The pad is retained between the labia to deliver an active agent, or allow a reaction with a diagnostic agent. Alternatively, the pad is applied after the diagnostic agent is administered, to help reduce discomfort to the subject, or loss of the diagnostic agent. The active agent may be carried by the pad itself, or in an intravaginal extension of the pad, or separately in a suppository or other dosage form. In particular examples, the pad has a smaller minor portion superimposed on a larger major portion, and the smaller minor portion is inserted as a leading edge between the labia of the subject to facilitate interlabial insertion. In another example, the pad is placed interlabially after insertion of an agent. | 07-07-2011 |
20110166433 | Systems, Methods, and Devices for Sampling Bodily Fluid - A fluid sampling system is disclosed comprising a fluid drawing device and a fluid sampling device. In one embodiment, the fluid sampling device has a base portion having a cannula, a handle, and a ridge extending around at least a portion of an outer surface. A top portion has a flange adapted to engage the ridge to couple the top portion to the base portion. In another embodiment, the fluid sampling device has a base portion having a cannula, a handle, a mounting portion, and a test strip coupled to the base portion at least partially within the mounting portion. In yet another embodiment, the fluid sampling device has a test strip housing for receiving an end of a test strip therein. Extending from an end of the test strip housing is a blunt cannula. | 07-07-2011 |
20120095308 | DETECTOR AND DETECTION METHOD - Provided is a strip-shaped detector that detects an analyte in a liquid sample. The detector includes a collecting member that directly collects a liquid sample from a living organism, a holding member that holds a labeling reagent binding specifically to the analyte in a state where the labeling reagent can move along with the movement of the liquid sample, a detecting member to which a detection reagent is immobilized which captures a complex of the analyte and the labeling reagent by binding specifically to the analyte, an absorbing member that can absorb the liquid sample, and a liquid-impermeable supporting member, wherein the respective members are arranged on the supporting member in the longitudinal direction of the detector so that the liquid sample moves through the inside of these members, and the collecting member includes a protruding portion sticking out of the supporting member at the upstream side in the movement direction of the liquid sample. | 04-19-2012 |
20130006080 | LIVING BODY COMPONENT ANALYZING METHOD AND LIVING BODY COMPONENT ANALYZING APPARATUS - A living body component analyzing method that can accurately analyze a measurement target component even when the subject perspires is provided. A living body component analyzing method for analyzing a component contained in a tissue fluid extracted from the skin of a subject includes: a step of subjecting part of the skin of the subject to a process of facilitating extraction of the tissue fluid; a step of collecting a measurement target component from the skin subjected to the facilitation process; a step of collecting a first auxiliary component from the skin subjected to the facilitation process; a step of collecting a second auxiliary component contained in perspiration from the skin excluding the part subjected to the facilitation process; and a step of analyzing the measurement target component based on the collected measurement target component, the first auxiliary component and the second auxiliary component. | 01-03-2013 |
20130053668 | KIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BLOOD SUGAR - The present invention relates to a kit for detecting blood sugar. The present invention also relates to a method for detecting blood sugar according to the kit. The kit comprises an adhesive sweat absorption device comprising: a sweat absorption patch for absorbing sweat of a subject; a detector layer for generating electronic signals according to the sugar level of sweat absorbed by the sweat absorption patch; a signal amplifier for amplifying electronic signals generated by the detector layer; a wireless transmitter for sending amplified electronic signals generated by the signal amplifier to a remote signal receiver, in order to calculate blood sugar level; and a power supply device for supplying electric power required for operation of detector layer. | 02-28-2013 |
20130197334 | BIODETECTOR - The invention concerns a Biodetector with a functionalised surface for isolating molecules or cells from the human body. In order to improve a Biodetector of the type mentioned above such that the functionalised surface of the Biodetector or there upon enriched molecules or cells are exposed to a lower abrasion, and the biocompatibility of the Biodetector is improved, the Biodetector is designed to remove a fluid from the human body and absorb it into an inner space of the Biodetector, wherein the functionalised surface is oriented to the inner space of the Biodetector. | 08-01-2013 |
20140018654 | Color change wound dressing - The present invention is directed toward a wound dressing comprising a foam body made of polyvinyl acetal material treated with a plurality of colored biocidal dyes with at least one of the dyes being gram positive and at least one of the dyes being gram negative to dye the body a distinct color. The body has at least one planar surface and ranges from about 1 mm to about 3 mm in thickness and has an outer adhesive section secured to the body. The body when placed in contact with an infected wound site changing color. | 01-16-2014 |
20140066734 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring Biochemical Parameters - In a first embodiment, electrodes are coupled to a surface at first, second, and third locations, the first location being further from the third location than from the second location. Impedance is measured at distinct frequencies between pairs of the electrodes. As a result, impedance is measured at differing regions below the surface, one region being deeper below the surface than the other region. In a second embodiment, a microfluidic device carries out an analysis. The analysis may be within a flexible patch adhered to a surface, or may be in a solid device implanted in a body of liquid surrounded by tissue. The analysis may involve pumping a fluid or may involve drawing an analyte electrophoretically through a microfluidic channel. | 03-06-2014 |
20140357971 | DRY EYE DIAGNOSTIC - The present invention discloses a tear analyzing strip (TAS) for measuring dry eye syndrome in a patient. The TAS comprises an elongated body comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion interconnected by a main longitudinal axis. The distal portion comprises at least one tear channel comprising at least one tear receiving portion in fluid communication with an eye of the patient such that tears sampled from the eye into the channel. Reagent pads disposed along the length of the distal portion. The reagent pad is in fluid communication with the tear channel such that tears flow through the tear channel towards the reagent pads, thereby progressively wetting the reagent pads. Each of the reagent pads comprises an effective measure of a reagent capable of biological, physical, or chemical activation by the tears or a component thereof and of providing a visible indication of the activation. | 12-04-2014 |
20150025347 | Lateral Flow Device for Attachment to an Absorbent Article - A lateral flow device for testing a bodily fluid, such as urine, blood, mucous, saliva, etc., is provided. The lateral flow device is configured to be attached to an absorbent article via an attachment mechanism located on the lateral flow device or the absorbent article. The lateral flow device includes a chromatographic medium (e.g., porous membrane) that defines a detection zone that provides a signal indicative of the presence or absence of the analyte. The device may also include a control zone that provides a signal indicative of whether a sufficient amount of bodily fluid has been provided and tested. Regardless of its specific configuration, the lateral flow device is configured to be attached onto the absorbent article to provide a user or caregiver with rapid information about a health condition. For example, the device may be attached onto a diaper to provide information about the presence of enzymes or other compounds often encountered with a patient having a urinary tract infection. This information may provide an early warning system to allow the user or caregiver to seek additional testing and/or treatment. Alternatively, semi-quantitative or quantitative results may be derived from the test. | 01-22-2015 |
20150335287 | Device to measure analytes in the skin - The present invention provides a dermal patch for selectively retaining one or more analyte(s) from a body of a subject comprising: a membrane layer ( | 11-26-2015 |
20160030012 | Sweat Collecting Device - A sweat collection device includes an elongate concave sweat-collecting surface at a face thereof for placement over an iontophoresis-stimulated area of a patient's skin to collect sweat and pass it through an axial bore in the concavity. A length of flexible tubing is secured to the axial bore for receiving and storing the collected sweat. A chamber may be provided for holding the tubing in flat coiled condition. Collected sweat builds up within the tubing from the axial bore. The device can include markings to indicate when a minimum amount of sweat has been collected in the tubing and can indicated a range for collected sweat that takes into account variations in the tubing. An open end of the tubing can be flared for easy insertion of a blunt needle to extract sweat or a guide passage can guide insertion of the needle into the open end of the tubing. | 02-04-2016 |
20160120473 | DISPOSABLE INSERT HAVING SENSOR AND RFID - A diagnostic sheet for use in conjunction with a disposable absorbent garment is disclosed. The diagnostic sheet may be operable to wick fluid vertically, and includes one or more diagnostic elements and a radio frequency identification device (RFID). The one or more diagnostic elements may be integrated with the diagnostic sheet and positioned at a first region of the diagnostic sheet, and the RFID may be integrated with the diagnostic sheet and positioned proximate the first region. In the presence of the fluid, each of the one or more diagnostic elements may be configured to indicate a result of a particular diagnostic test. In the presence of the fluid, the RFID may be configured to provide an indication that the fluid wicked by the diagnostic sheet has reached the one or more diagnostic elements. | 05-05-2016 |
20170231603 | Oral Sampling Swab And Uses Thereof | 08-17-2017 |
20190142642 | DETECTING MICROBIAL INFECTIONS IN WOUNDS | 05-16-2019 |