ORAL TESTING DEVICES AND METHODS

• US 20120109009A1
• Filed: 10/27/2010
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Instant Tech Subsidiary Acquisition Inc. (Abbott Laboratories)
• Original Assignee: Larry Hartselle
• Inventors: Hartselle, Larry
• Granted Patent: US 8,323,214 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/582
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0051 for taking saliva or sputum samples devices for receiving spittle A61J9/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2010/0006 involving a colour change
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2010/0009 Testing for drug or alcohol abuse
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4845 Toxicology, e.g. by detection of alcohol, drug or toxic products A61B5/4848 takes precedence

Abstract

An oral testing device has a housing comprising a window for visually exposing test strips within the housing and a donor sample pad coupled to a first end of the housing. In addition, the oral testing device has a mirror hingedly coupled to a second end of the housing positioned for viewing the test strips when the donor sample pad is inserted within a donor'"'"'s mouth.

Claims

1. An oral testing device, comprising:

a housing comprising a window for visually exposing a saliva test strip within the housing;

a donor sample pad coupled to a first end of the housing;

a mirror coupled to a second end of the housing, the mirror positioned such that light from the saliva test strips is reflected by the mirror when the donor sample pad is inserted within a donor'"'"'s mouth.

2. The oral testing device of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a mouthpiece.

3. The oral testing device of claim 2, wherein the housing further comprises a lip stop.

4. The oral testing device of claim 3, wherein when the donor sample pad is inserted within the donor'"'"'s mouth donor'"'"'s lips rest against the lip stop.

5. The oral testing device of claim 1, wherein the donor sample pad extends through an opening in a mouthpiece.

6. The oral testing device of claim 5, wherein the donor sample pad contacts the saliva test strips.

7. The oral testing device of claim 6, wherein saliva absorbed by the donor sample pad from the donor'"'"'s mouth travels through the donor sample pad and through the saliva test strip.

8. The oral testing device of claim 1, wherein the mirror is hingedly coupled to the second end of the housing.

9. A method, comprising:

inserting a donor sample pad of an oral testing device in a mouth of a donor;

viewing a saliva test strip through a window in the oral testing device via a mirror coupled to the oral testing device; and

removing the donor sample pad from the donor'"'"'s mouth when the saliva test strip indicates a presence of saliva on the saliva test strip.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the mirror is hingedly coupled to the oral testing device.

11. An oral testing device, comprising:

a frame;

a saliva test strip coupled to the frame, the saliva test strip responsive to saliva absorbed by the saliva test strip; and

a mirror coupled to the frame.

12. The oral testing device of claim 11, wherein the frame has a window through which the saliva test strip is exposed.

13. The oral testing device of claim 12, wherein the mirror is positioned to reflect light from the saliva test strip.

14. The oral testing device of claim 11, further comprising a donor sample pad coupled to the frame, the donor sample pad connected to the saliva test strip.

15. The oral testing device of claim 11, further comprising a mouthpiece.

16. The oral testing device of claim 15, further comprising a lip stop.