TEST METHOD FOR THE KETONE NUMBER OF AN ANIMAL SPECIMEN

• US 20130180868A1
• Filed: 01/18/2012
• Published: 07/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sand County Biotechnology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sand County Biotechnology, Inc.
• Inventors: HUANG, Tong-Yuh
• Granted Patent: US 8,728,298 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 205/782
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/64 involving ketones

Abstract

A test method for the ketone number of an animal specimen is characterized in that a test parameter datasheet is set up by data modeling. Then a specimen from tested animal body is obtained. Next, the specimen is dripped onto the sensing end of an electrochemical test specimen, and an electrochemical tester is prepared. A test value correction procedure is built into or input to the electrochemical tester. With a parameter adjustment mode, the operational parameters of test value correction procedure unique to the electrochemical tester could be adjusted for adapting to the test mode of the species of tested animals. The sensing end of the electrochemical test specimen is inserted into the measurement slot of the electrochemical tester, so the ketone number of the specimen is displayed by the electrochemical tester.

Claims

1. A test method for ketone number of animal specimen, comprising of:

set up a test parameter datasheet by means of data modeling;

data are modeled based on the comparative difference of test results obtained in labs and by electrochemical tester according to the specimen of animals, and then a test parameter datasheet is drawn;

take a specimen from a tested animal;

the specimen is dripped onto the sensing end of an electrochemical test specimen;

prepare an electrochemical tester, which is provided with a measurement slot;

moreover, a test value correction procedure is built-into or input to the electrochemical tester;

with a parameter adjustment mode, the operational parameters unique to the test value correction procedure of the electrochemical tester are adjusted for adapting to the test mode of the species of the tested animals;

of which, said test value correction procedure is expressed as;

y=ax+b, where x, y represent separately two axial directions in the curve graph of the ketone number, and a, b represent two parameters affecting the curve;

of which, a, b are obtained from the data in said test parameter datasheet;

the sensing end of the electrochemical test specimen (onto which the specimen is dripped) is inserted into the measurement slot of the electrochemical tester, where the ketone number of the specimen could be displayed by the electrochemical tester;

with this method, the ketone number displayed by the electrochemical tester has the accuracy degree in consistency with or close to the experimental testing.

2. The method defined in claim 1, wherein the tested animals are either herbivorous animals such as cattle, sheep or horse, or omnivorous animals such as dog, cat and pig;

also, the tested animals could be categorized into newborn, small and big animals, so different operational parameters could be adjusted to obtain more accurate test result.

3. The method defined in claim 1, wherein said specimen of animals includes either of blood, body fluid, urine, saliva, tissue fluid, lymph and milk.

4. The method defined in claim 1, wherein said electrochemical test specimen comprises of:

a laminar insulation substrate, with an insertion end and a sensing end;

an electrode unit, comprising of a detection zone and a reaction zone;

the detection zone is set correspondingly to the insertion end of the laminar insulation substrate, and the reaction zone set correspondingly to the sensing end of the laminar insulation substrate;

a reaction portion, set at the sensing end of the laminar insulation substrate correspondingly to the reaction zone of the electrode unit;

moreover, the reaction portion is provided with a specimen inlet and a chemical reaction zone;

said electrochemical tester comprises of;

a measurement slot, used for inserting the insertion end of the electrochemical test specimen;

a voltage generator, used to generate a preset voltage;

a detection processor, used to detect the current signals generated by the electrochemical test specimen containing said specimen within a certain period of time, and correlate the current signals with the concentration of said specimen;

a measurement display, used to display specifically the measurement results of the tester.

5. The method defined in claim 1, wherein said test value adjustment mode could be implemented by an adjustment specimen, which can be inserted into an insertion portion of the measurement slot set on the electrochemical tester;

an adjustment code is built into the adjustment specimen, such that the adjustment code can be read when the adjustment specimen is inserted into the electrochemical tester, so as to change the operational parameters of the test value correction procedure.

6. The method defined in claim 1, wherein said test value adjustment mode could also be implemented by means of input, namely, an adjustment button is set on the electrochemical tester, such that the users could adjust or change the operational parameters of the test value correction procedure by using the adjustment button.

7. The method defined in claim 1, wherein said test value adjustment mode could also be implemented by code scanning, namely, a code scanning slot is preset on the electrochemical tester, and a code scanning card for adjustment is also provided;

an adjustment code is built into the code scanning card for adjustment, enabling to read the code scanning card for adjustment in the code scanning slot, so as to change the operational parameters of the test value correction procedure.

8. The method defined in claim 1, wherein said test parameter datasheet could be prepared into either of cards, electronic codes or electronic files.