Automated Sampling And Analysis Using A Personal Sampler Device
First Claim
1. A system for sampling and sample-analysis that enables a patient to conduct a personal sampling, said system comprises:
- a sampler device that comprises a housing unit, a sample-preparation unit and a photography unit, where the sampler enables network communication through at least one network connector and a power source connection, wherein the photography unit provides a digital image of the prepared sample;
a transmission unit that allows transmission of sampling data and patient'"'"'s related information through a communication network; and
an analysis unit that carries out automatic computerized analysis of the sampling outputting an analysis result,wherein the results of said analysis unit are transmitted to the patient and to a medical authority for further medical analysis and decision making andwherein said sample preparation unit comprises a smearing device and a staining device, respectively enabling smearing and staining of the sample preparing said sample to be photographed by said photography unit.
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and a method for blood or urine sampling and sample-analysis, through a sampler that is a self blood-testing device or a urine-testing device. The system comprises a sampler, a transmission unit and an analysis unit. A patient may place a sampled blood drops on a sample strip and insert the strip into the sampler. The sampler may automatically prepare the sample and photograph it using a sample-preparation unit and a photography unit respectively. After the sample has been photographed, the resulting sample image may be transmitted to the analysis unit that may analyze the image through an image-processing algorithm. The analysis results may be automatically transmitted to the patient and to a medical authority, such as the patient'"'"'s physician, a nurse, a clinic and the like, for further analysis, decision-making and treatment.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for sampling and sample-analysis that enables a patient to conduct a personal sampling, said system comprises:
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a sampler device that comprises a housing unit, a sample-preparation unit and a photography unit, where the sampler enables network communication through at least one network connector and a power source connection, wherein the photography unit provides a digital image of the prepared sample; a transmission unit that allows transmission of sampling data and patient'"'"'s related information through a communication network; and an analysis unit that carries out automatic computerized analysis of the sampling outputting an analysis result, wherein the results of said analysis unit are transmitted to the patient and to a medical authority for further medical analysis and decision making and wherein said sample preparation unit comprises a smearing device and a staining device, respectively enabling smearing and staining of the sample preparing said sample to be photographed by said photography unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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20. A sampler that is a self testing device that enables photographing a sample that is placed on a sample strip by a patient, where the said sample is automatically prepared and photographed, said sampler comprises:
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a housing unit—
for placing and holding the sample strip,a sample-preparation unit—
for preparing the sample to be photographed,a photography unit—
to photograph the sample and allow digital storage of the sample image,a connector that may allow connection to a communication network and a power connection to allow connection to a power source; wherein the sample-preparation unit prepares the sample by smearing, drying and staining of the sample.
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28. A method for sampling and sample-analysis that enables a patient to conduct a personal sampling using a sampler device that comprises a power connection, a housing unit, a sample-preparation unit, a photography unit and a network connector, said method comprises the steps of:
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placing the sample on a sampling strip, where the sample has been taken by the patient; inserting the strip into the housing unit of the sampler; preparing the sample, using the preparation unit; photographing the sample by the photography unit; transmitting the patient'"'"'s related information and the sample image that was photographed by the photography unit, wherein the sampler transmits the data to the analysis unit through the transmitting unit; analyzing the sample image, wherein the analysis unit analyzes the image transmitted to it by the sampler; and transmitting the results of the analysis, wherein the analysis unit transmits the said results to the patient and to a medical authority for further analysis.
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