System and method for bacterial vaginosis testing
First Claim
1. A portable system for bacterial vaginosis testing, the system comprising:
- a portable enclosure;
a plurality of testing modules disposed within the portable enclosure and disposed about a testing path, wherein each testing module is configured to perform at least one portion of a bacterial vaginosis test on a vaginal fluid sample from a patient;
a sample transport member disposed within the enclosure and configured to support the vaginal fluid sample and position the vaginal fluid sample within each of the plurality of testing modules; and
a timer module coupled to the sample transport member, the timing module configured to move the sample transport over a predetermined time period about the testing path.
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Abstract
A method and system for testing fluids from a patient is provided. In one embodiment, a portable device is configured with one or more testing modules adapted perform one or more tests on a fluid sample in order to determine if a patient has bacterial vaginosis. A timer module coupled to a sample transport is configured to move a vaginal fluid sample between one or more testing modules at various stages along a predetermined testing path. In an embodiment, the timer module is configured to move the vaginal fluid sample between the testing modules along a circular testing path. The vaginal fluid sample may be processed in sequential order over predetermined time periods with respect to the processing performed by the testing module in order to detect the presence of, or lack of, Lactobacilli in the patient'"'"'s vaginal flora to determine whether or not the patient has bacterial vaginosis.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable system for bacterial vaginosis testing, the system comprising:
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a portable enclosure; a plurality of testing modules disposed within the portable enclosure and disposed about a testing path, wherein each testing module is configured to perform at least one portion of a bacterial vaginosis test on a vaginal fluid sample from a patient; a sample transport member disposed within the enclosure and configured to support the vaginal fluid sample and position the vaginal fluid sample within each of the plurality of testing modules; and a timer module coupled to the sample transport member, the timing module configured to move the sample transport over a predetermined time period about the testing path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for a user self-test for bacterial vaginosis, the method comprising;
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providing a fluid sample to a portable testing device, wherein the portable testing device comprises at least two testing modules disposed along a testing path and a test transport member configured to support the fluid sample; moving the transport member containing a fluid sample between the at least two testing modules along the testing path. processing the fluid sample with the at least two testing modules; determining from at least some of the bacteria in the processed fluid sample whether the patient has bacterial vaginosis; and providing a display to a user thereof indicating the results of the fluid sample processing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product having a computer readable medium storing a set of code modules which when executed by a processor of a computer system cause the processor to process fluid samples from a patient to determine if the patient has bacterial vaginosis, the computer readable medium comprising:
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code for providing a fluid sample to a portable testing device, wherein the portable testing device comprises at least two testing modules disposed along a testing path and a test transport member configured to support the fluid sample; code for moving the transport member and the fluid sample between the at least two testing modules along the testing path. code for processing the fluid sample with the at least two testing modules; code for determining from bacteria within the processed fluid sample whether the patient has bacterial vaginosis; and code for providing a display to a user thereof indicating the results of the fluid sample processing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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