System and method to test nutritional supplements

• US 20030215955A1
• Filed: 05/08/2003
• Published: 11/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jacky F. Dunn
• Original Assignee: Jacky F. Dunn
• Inventors: Dunn, Jacky F.
• Application Number:
  US10/434,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20030215955A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 436/174
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 1/52 Transportable laboratories; Field kits
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2001/005 Packages for mailing or similar transport of samples
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/25 including sample preparation

Abstract

This invention provides a fluid sample retrieval kit, including a sample transfer tube, to facilitate a method of confidentially providing laboratory test results to a consumer of the fluid sample retrieval kit. Additionally, this invention provides a method to compare clinical chemistry values from a plurality of consumers for a designated nutritional supplement, or a combination of nutritional supplements. Additionally, this method provides a fluid sample retrieval system.

Claims

1. A method of confidentially providing laboratory results to a consumer of a fluid sample retrieval kit, comprising:

(a) obtaining at least one aliquot of fluid from said consumer of a fluid sample retrieval kit;

(b) selecting a personal identification number by said consumer;

(c) labeling said aliquot of fluid with a unique identification number;

(d) correlating said personal identification number and said unique identification number;

(e) transmitting said at least one aliquot of fluid to a physically remote laboratory for testing;

(f) testing said at least one aliquot of fluid for at least one clinical chemistry to obtain at least one clinical chemistry value;

(g) correlating said at least one clinical chemistry value with said unique identification number; and

(h) electronically providing said at least one clinical chemistry value to said consumer of said fluid sample retrieval kit, in response to receiving said personal identification number.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one clinical chemistry value is provided to said consumer of said fluid sample retrieval kit via the Internet.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said fluid sample retrieval kit consists essentially of a tube to receive an aliquot of blood and a container sized to accommodate said tube.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one aliquot of fluid is selected from the group consisting of:

blood and urine.

5. A method to compare clinical chemistry values from consumers of a fluid sample retrieval kit comprising the steps of:

(a) obtaining a plurality of clinical chemistry values from a plurality of consumers of said fluid sample retrieval kit to provide a nutritional supplement database;

(b) scanning said nutritional supplement database for a designated nutritional supplement; and

(c) providing a report on said plurality of clinical chemistry values for said designated nutritional supplement.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said designated nutritional supplements includes a combination of designated supplements.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein said plurality of clinical chemistry value are selected from the group consisting of:

albumin, alkaline phospatase, bilirubin, fluid urea nitrogen, calcium, chloride, cholesterol, creatinine, gamma-glutamyl transaminase, globulin, glucose, HDL cholesterol, lactic dehydrogenase, LDL cholesterol, phosphorous, potassium, sodium, serum glutamic pryurate transaminase, serum glatmic pyruvate transaminase, thyroid panel, triglyceride, hepatitis, HIV and uric acid.

8. A method to provide a plurality of databases comprising:

(a) providing a fluid sample retrieval kit for obtaining at least one aliquot of fluid from a consumer;

(b) testing said at least one aliquot of fluid for at least one clinical chemistry to obtain at least one clinical chemistry value;

(c) obtaining a plurality of clinical chemistry values for more than one consumer to provide a confidential clinical chemistry result database; and

(d) transferring the data from said confidential clinical chemistry result database to a database for designated nutritional supplements.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said plurality of clinical chemistry values is correlated with said designated nutritional supplements.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of:

(e) correlating said at least one clinical chemistry value with a unique identification number;

(f) correlating a personal identification number with said unique identification number; and

(g) providing access to said confidential clinical chemistry result database by a consumer of the fluid sample retrieval system in response to a personal identification number.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein said at least one aliquot of fluid is selected form the group consisting of:

blood and urine.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein said designated nutritional supplements includes a combination of designated supplements.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein said fluid sample retrieval kit consists essentially of a tube to receive an aliquot of blood and a container sized to accommodate said tubes.

14. A method to determine the effect of a designated nutritional supplement on a subject comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a plurality of fluid sample retrieval kits for obtaining at least an aliquot of fluid from a subject;

(b) testing said at least one aliquot of fluid for at least one clinical chemistry to obtain at least one clinical chemistry value;

(c) designating at least one nutritional supplement used by said subject;

(d) providing at least one personal health profile factor for said subject;

(e) correlating a plurality of clinical chemistry values from a plurality of subjects; and

(f) correlating a plurality of clinical chemistry values with a designated nutritional supplement to determine the effect of a designated nutritional supplement on a subject.

15. The method of claim 14 including the additional step of correlating a plurality of clinical chemistry values with a designated nutritional supplement and at least one personal health profile factor.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein said at least one personal health profile factor is selected from the group consisting of:

social history, medical history and family history.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein said at least one aliquot of fluid is selected from the group consisting of:

blood and urine.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein said designated nutritional supplements includes a combination of designated supplements.

19. The method of claim 14 wherein said fluid sample retrieval kit consists essentially of a tube to receive an aliquot of blood and a container sized to accommodate said tubes.

20. The method of claim 14 further comprising charting at least one clinical chemistry value as a function of at least one nutritional supplement used by said subject.

21. A method to compare clinical chemistry values from a plurality of consumers of a fluid sample retrieval kit for at least one designated nutritional supplement;

(a) providing a fluid sample retrieval kit for obtaining at least one aliquot of fluid from a consumer of a fluid sample retrieval kit;

(b) obtaining at least one aliquot of fluid from said consumer;

(c) designating at least one nutritional supplement taken by said consumer;

(d) obtaining a plurality of clinical chemistry values from more than one consumer of said fluid sample retrieval kit to provide a nutritional supplement database;

(e) scanning said database for a designated nutritional supplement; and

(f) providing a report on said plurality of clinical chemistry values for said designated nutritional supplement.

22. The method of claim 21 including the additional step of correlating a plurality of clinical chemistry values with a designated nutritional supplement.

23. The method of claim 21 including the additional step of correlating a plurality of clinical chemistry value with at least one personal health profile factor.

24. The method of claim 21 wherein said fluid sample retrieval kit consists essentially of a fluid transport tube and a container sized to accommodate said tube.

25. The method of claim 21 wherein said plurality of clinical chemistry value are selected from the group consisting of:

albumin, alkaline phospatase, bilirubin, fluid urea nitrogen, calcium, chloride, cholesterol, creatinine, gamma-glutamyl transaminase, globulin, glucose, HDL cholesterol, lactic dehydrogenase, LDL cholesterol, phosphorous, potassium, sodium, serum glutamic pryurate transaminase, serum glatmic pyruvate transaminase, thyroid panel, triglyceride, hepatitis, HIV and uric acid.

26. A fluid sample retrieval system comprising:

(a) a fluid sample retrieval kit containing at least one tube to receive an aliquot of bodily fluid;

(b) means to obtain an aliquot of bodily fluids;

(c) means to transmit said aliquot of bodily fluid to a physically remote testing laboratory;

(d) means to designate nutritional supplements consumed by said consumer;

(e) means to detect or determine at least one clinical chemistry value for said aliquot of bodily fluid by said physically remote laboratory;

(f) means to retrievably file at least one of clinical chemistry value correlated with a personal identification number;

(g) means for said consumer of said fluid sample retrieval system to access at least one clinical chemistry value associated with said personal identification number;

(h) means for obtaining personal health profile factors;

(i) means to sort said at least one clinical chemistry value by said designated nutritional supplement; and

(j) means to sort said at least one clinical chemistry value by said personal health profile factors.

27. The system of claim 26 wherein said designated nutritional supplements includes a combination of designated supplements.

28. The system of claim 26 wherein said fluid sample retrieval kit consists essentially of a tube to receive an aliquot of blood and a container sized to accommodate said tubes.