Personal diagnostic devices and related methods
First Claim
1. A personal diagnostic device, comprising:
- a sample acquisition layer for obtaining a fluid sample from a user;
a fluid sample layer for processing said fluid sample obtained from said user, said fluid sample layer being in fluid communication with said sample acquisition layer;
means for detecting diagnostic results derived from said processing of said fluid sample; and
means for displaying said diagnostic results.
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Abstract
Personal diagnostic devices including diagnostic patches (bio-patches) and interactive medical bracelets (bio-bracelets) are provided with a skin/patch interface, at least one analysis layer, a signal processing layer, and a user output interface. Embodiments of the interactive diagnostic devices may include micro-fluidic circuits with reaction chambers, analysis chambers, mixing cambers, and various pre-disposed chemistries or reagents for performing a wide verity of tests by trans-dermal transport of blood or perspiration. Sample collection chambers for the fluidic circuit may include minimally invasive tubules that penetrate the skin surface to acquire blood samples from capillaries near the epidermis. Alternate implementations of the personal diagnostic device may be equipped with logic processing, input/output devices, acoustic microphones, cryogenic circuits, embedded processors, electrical control circuitry, and battery current sources or photovoltaic sources of electrical power.
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20 Claims
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1. A personal diagnostic device, comprising:
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a sample acquisition layer for obtaining a fluid sample from a user;
a fluid sample layer for processing said fluid sample obtained from said user, said fluid sample layer being in fluid communication with said sample acquisition layer;
means for detecting diagnostic results derived from said processing of said fluid sample; and
means for displaying said diagnostic results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A personal diagnostic device, comprising:
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an air sample acquisition member for obtaining an air sample from the ambient environment of a user;
means for testing said air sample for at least one specific air born contaminant;
a fluid sample acquisition layer for obtaining a fluid sample from a user;
a fluid sample layer for processing said fluid sample obtained from said user, said fluid sample layer being in fluid communication with said sample acquisition layer;
a detector implemented to detect diagnostic results derived from said processing of said fluid sample; and
a display unit that displays said diagnostic result. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of using a personal diagnostic device, said method comprising the steps of:
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applying a respective personal diagnostic device to a user;
allowing said personal diagnostic device to obtain a biological sample from said user;
processing said biological sample in said personal diagnostic device to obtain medical or health information regarding the user;
transmitting said information to a receiving device; and
displaying output results associated with said medical information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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