Selecting and Delivering Treatment Agents based on a Microbe Profile
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1. A kit, comprising:
- a plurality of treatment agents;
a microbe sampling unit having at least one surface with a microbe-capture region, the microbe-capture region configured to capture one or more types of microbes from a body surface of a user; and
an analyzer includingat least one sensor component including circuitry configured to detect one or more signals emitted or reflected from the microbe-capture region of the microbe sampling unit and to transform the detected one or more signals into a sensor output;
a user interface; and
a computing component including a processor and operably coupled to the at least one sensor component and the user interface, the computing component including circuitry configured toreceive the sensor output from the at least one sensor component, the sensor output including information associated with at least one property of the detected one or more signals emitted or reflected from the microbe-capture region of the microbe sampling unit;
compare the at least one property of the detected one or more signals emitted or reflected from the microbe-capture region of the microbe sampling unit with a reference dataset of signal properties;
generate a microbe profile of the user based on the comparison with the reference dataset of signal properties;
compare the microbe profile of the user with at least one reference microbe profile; and
recommend to the user at least one of the plurality of treatment agents based on the comparison with the at least one reference microbe profile.
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Abstract
Kits, devices, methods, and systems for assessing microbiota of a body surface and selecting treatment agents to apply to the body surface to modulate one or more types of microbes are described which include a kit including a plurality of treatment agents, a microbe sampling unit including a microbe-capture region, and an analyzer including a user interface, at least one sensor component, and a computing component with a processor and circuitry.
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1. A kit, comprising:
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a plurality of treatment agents; a microbe sampling unit having at least one surface with a microbe-capture region, the microbe-capture region configured to capture one or more types of microbes from a body surface of a user; and an analyzer including at least one sensor component including circuitry configured to detect one or more signals emitted or reflected from the microbe-capture region of the microbe sampling unit and to transform the detected one or more signals into a sensor output; a user interface; and a computing component including a processor and operably coupled to the at least one sensor component and the user interface, the computing component including circuitry configured to receive the sensor output from the at least one sensor component, the sensor output including information associated with at least one property of the detected one or more signals emitted or reflected from the microbe-capture region of the microbe sampling unit; compare the at least one property of the detected one or more signals emitted or reflected from the microbe-capture region of the microbe sampling unit with a reference dataset of signal properties; generate a microbe profile of the user based on the comparison with the reference dataset of signal properties; compare the microbe profile of the user with at least one reference microbe profile; and recommend to the user at least one of the plurality of treatment agents based on the comparison with the at least one reference microbe profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A kiosk, comprising:
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a plurality of treatment agents; one or more dispensers to dispense at least one of the plurality of treatment agents; at least one microbe sampling unit, the at least one microbe sampling unit including at least one surface with a microbe-capture region, the microbe-capture region configured to capture one or more types of microbes from a body surface of a user; a user interface; at least one sensor component including circuitry configured to detect one or more signals emitted or reflected from the microbe-capture region of the at least one microbe sampling unit and to transform the detected one or more signals into a signal output; and a computing component including a processor and operably coupled to the one or more dispensers, the at least one sensor component, and the user interface, the computing component including circuitry configured to receive the sensor output from the at least one sensor component, the sensor output including information associated with at least one property of the detected one or more signals emitted or reflected from the microbe-capture region of the at least one microbe sampling unit; compare the at least one property of the detected one or more signals emitted or reflected from the microbe-capture region of the at least one microbe sampling unit with a reference dataset of signal properties; generate a microbe profile of the user based on the comparison with the reference dataset of signal properties; compare the microbe profile of the user with at least one reference microbe profile; recommend at least one of the plurality of treatment agents to the user based on the comparison with the at least one reference microbe profile; and send a signal to at least one of the one or more dispensers to dispense the recommended at least one of the plurality of treatment agents from the kiosk to the user. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166)
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167. A method, comprising:
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receiving information associated with a microbe profile of an individual from a remote source, the microbe profile including a distribution of one or more types of microbes on a body surface of the individual; selecting one or more treatment agents from a list of available treatment agents to apply to the body surface to modulate the one or more types of microbes on the body surface of the individual; and arranging for delivery of the selected one or more treatment agents. - View Dependent Claims (168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194)
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195. A system, comprising:
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circuitry for receiving information associated with a microbe profile of an individual from a remote source, the microbe profile including a distribution of one or more types of microbes on a body surface of the individual; circuitry for selecting one or more treatment agents from a list of available treatment agents to apply to the body surface to modulate the one or more types of microbes on the body surface of the individual; and circuitry for arranging for delivery of the selected one or more treatment agents. - View Dependent Claims (196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224)
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