ALLERGEN TESTING PLATFORM FOR USE WITH MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
First Claim
1. An allergy testing system for use with a mobile electronic device having a camera comprising:
- a housing configured for detachable attachment to the mobile electronic device at a location adjacent to the camera;
a first light source disposed within the housing and configured to illuminate a control holder containing a control sample therein;
a second light source disposed within the housing and configured to illuminate a sample holder containing a test sample therein;
first and second apertures disposed adjacent to the control holder and sample holder, respectively, wherein the control holder and sample holder is interposed between the first and second apertures and the first and second light sources; and
a lens disposed in the housing and interposed between the camera and the first and second apertures.
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Abstract
An allergy testing system for use with a mobile electronic device having a camera includes a housing that can be attached to the mobile electronic device. First and second light sources within the housing are configured to illuminate, respectively, a test sample and a control sample. A colorimetric assay is performed on the test sample and the control sample. The first light source and the second light source are activated and the camera of the mobile electronic device captures images of transmitted light. The relative intensity of transmitted light is then used by software loaded on the mobile electronic device to determine a relative absorbance value. The relative absorbance value is used, together with a calibration curve, to measure the concentration of a particular allergen within the test sample. Based on the concentration of the allergen the test sample can be labeled as either “positive” or “negative.”
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1. An allergy testing system for use with a mobile electronic device having a camera comprising:
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a housing configured for detachable attachment to the mobile electronic device at a location adjacent to the camera; a first light source disposed within the housing and configured to illuminate a control holder containing a control sample therein; a second light source disposed within the housing and configured to illuminate a sample holder containing a test sample therein; first and second apertures disposed adjacent to the control holder and sample holder, respectively, wherein the control holder and sample holder is interposed between the first and second apertures and the first and second light sources; and a lens disposed in the housing and interposed between the camera and the first and second apertures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of testing an article of food for an allergen using a mobile electronic device having a camera therein comprising:
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subjecting a test sample containing the article of food and a control sample containing a known quantity of allergen to a colorimetric assay; illuminating the test sample and the control sample with first and second illumination sources; capturing at least a portion of the transmitted illumination light through the test sample and the control sample with the camera of the mobile electronic device; calculating the relative intensity of the transmitted illumination light through the test sample and the control sample using software contained on the mobile electronic device; and displaying a concentration of the allergen on the mobile electronic device based at least in part on the calculated relative intensity of the transmitted illumination light. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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