BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TEST MEDIA AND SYSTEM
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1. A test carrier for detecting analytes comprising:
- an optical media having a planar read side surface and a data side surface;
a specialized test material for an analyte applied on or in at least a portion of said read side surface; and
said specialized test material comprising material which changes the state of at least one optical characteristic in response to contact with said analyte.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for performing medical, biological or chemical tests in the field is Disclosed. In some embodiments, the test media comprises a special purpose optical disc which is read, after application of the test specimen and subsequent processing using commonly available CD, DVD, High Definition DVD or Blu-Ray optical disc players.
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18 Claims
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1. A test carrier for detecting analytes comprising:
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an optical media having a planar read side surface and a data side surface; a specialized test material for an analyte applied on or in at least a portion of said read side surface; and said specialized test material comprising material which changes the state of at least one optical characteristic in response to contact with said analyte.
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2. A method of detecting an analyte contained in a specimen comprising:
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obtaining said specimen; providing an optical medium incorporating a specialized test material for an analyte; applying said specimen to said specialized test material on or in said optical medium; reading said optical medium on optical player; and detecting presence of said analyte compound using data read from said optical medium.
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3. A method of manufacturing an optical medium comprising:
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obtaining an optical medium including pre-recorded data; printing a specialized test material on or in at least a portion of the said optical disc.
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4. A disc readable by an optical disc reader comprising:
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a circular substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; at least one test site located on said upper surface configured to receive a biological sample; said at least one test site containing a test material that interacts with said biological sample; said disc containing software to command processor to search said disc for said test sites and analyze characteristics at said test sites.
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5. A method, using a companion diagnostic device, for assessing and modifying physiological status comprising:
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obtaining a first physiologically relevant sample and delivering said sample to the companion diagnostic device for analysis; analyzing said first physiologically relevant sample; evaluating the physiological significance of one or more assay results produced by said companion diagnostic device, each of said assay results representing a valid, quantitative measurement of a physiological marker relevant to physiological status; engaging in an activity that may affect the physiological status; obtaining a second physiologically relevant sample and delivering said second sample to the companion diagnostic device for analysis; analyzing said second physiologically relevant sample; again evaluating the physiological significance of one or more assay results produced by the companion diagnostic device upon analysis of the sample, each of said assay results representing a valid, quantitative measurement of a physiological marker appropriate for assessing the physiological status; assessing the change in physiological status by comparing the results of the analysis of said first sample with analysis of said second sample; and modifying said activity based upon the change in physiological status. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus facilitating the reaction of an analyte with a test material on a digitally-readable medium to yield a detectable signal readable by a reader of the digitally readable medium, said apparatus comprising:
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a sealed housing encompassing a void, said housing void structurally dimensioned to enclose said digitally-readable medium; a entrance port providing communication between the environment ambient to said enclosed housing and said void of said housing, said entrance port operatively configured to permit said digitally-readable medium to pass through said entrance port into said void of said housing, and to keep said housing sealed against the ambient environment outside of said entrance port; at least one fluid pump module having an a fluid reservoir exterior to said housing, and a conduit communicating with said void of said housing; a processor operatively coupled with said housing, said processor controlling said at least one fluid pump module to dispense fluid from said fluid reservoir into said void of said housing; at least one detector configured to detect when said void encompasses said digitally-readable medium, and to detect conditions within said void of said housing; an instruction set configured to control said processor to time dispensing of said fluid into said void of said housing according to said test material on said digitally-readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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