ASSAY TEST DEVICE, KIT AND METHOD OF USING
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1. A medical testing device, said device comprising:
- printed electronic circuits, display and battery, a sensor, a monitor, a reading and display unit, wherein at least one of the electronics is printed or wherein said device uses colorimetric media to detect changes in color in measuring chemical or biological reactions.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to assay test devices, and methods and kits for use to monitor, sense, read and display results by using devices with printed electronics, such as batteries, reading devices, and other circuitry and/or using colorimetric means for testing by using a sensitive indicator pH dye, or both.
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1. A medical testing device, said device comprising:
- printed electronic circuits, display and battery, a sensor, a monitor, a reading and display unit, wherein at least one of the electronics is printed or wherein said device uses colorimetric media to detect changes in color in measuring chemical or biological reactions.
- View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
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91. A diagnostic kit for a device that contains a chromatographic medium, said device comprising:
- (i) a sample loading zone located upstream of a detection zone;
(ii) a reporting carrier zone located between the sample loading zone and a detection zone, wherein the reporting carrier zone comprises a reporting carrier capable of forming a complex with an analyte and wherein said device contains said reporting carrier, a carrier and one or more proficient enzyme cassettes; and
(iii) a detection zone, wherein said detection zone contains a capture component for the analyte and an indicator. - View Dependent Claims (92)
- (i) a sample loading zone located upstream of a detection zone;
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93. A diagnostic kit to detect the presence of an analyte using an enzyme-aided amplification method in a chromatographic medium, said kit comprising:
- an analyte as a biomarker, an entity to recognize said biomarker;
a reporting carrier that has a first entity which binds to the analyte, and a capture component, wherein said biomarker is an antigen, said capture component is a second antibody that binds to the analyte at a different epitope from the first antibody. - View Dependent Claims (94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 143, 144)
- an analyte as a biomarker, an entity to recognize said biomarker;
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101. A method for measuring a chemical or biological reaction, said method comprising:
- using a printed electronic device containing at least one of the electronics selected from the group circuits, display, battery, sensor, monitor, reading unit, display unit, adding of an analyte;
observing the reaction;
reading the result;
that has a data input and data output mechanism and a power input mechanisim. - View Dependent Claims (102)
- using a printed electronic device containing at least one of the electronics selected from the group circuits, display, battery, sensor, monitor, reading unit, display unit, adding of an analyte;
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108. A device for measuring pH changes, wherein said device comprises:
- a printed sensor system containing a test line, a control line and a conjugation pad.
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112. A medical testing device, said device comprising:
- a printed battery, a printed sensor and a communication module to upload information, wherein said communication module uploads information to a base station.
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113. An integrated testing lateral flow device comprising a chromatographic medium having a sample loading zone upstream from a detection zone;
- a reporting carrier zone;
a detection zone;
wherein the reporting carrier is located between the sample loading zone and the detection zone. - View Dependent Claims (114, 115, 116, 117)
- a reporting carrier zone;
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133. A kit to detect nucleic acid amplifications, said kit comprising:
- (a) one or more container(s), (b) amplification reagents, and (c) at least one pH indicator, wherein the pH indicator is potassium 1-hydroxyl-4-[4-(hydroxyethyl sulphonyl)-phenylazo]-naphthalene-2-sulphonate or 4-[4-(2-hydroxylethanesulfonyl)-phenylazo]-2,6-dimethoxyphenol or any reactive vinylsulphonyl due or combination thereof.
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134. A pH detection device comprising:
- a pH sensitive sensor component controlling circuitry for calculating signal strength and display pixel components, wherein said components are printed on dielectric materials, wherein the dielectric material is flexible plastic.
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135. A device for detecting colorimetric changes in a chemical or biological sample, said device comprising:
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a. at least two photo conductors electronically printed on electrodes; b. an organic film covering one of the photoconductor, wherein the one film covering one of the photoconductors is acting as a control and does not interact with a test medium; c. a pH measuring device that detects color change of the other photoconductor; d. a battery; and e. data and power input and output. - View Dependent Claims (136)
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137. A device for measuring a pH change by using printed electronics that measures conductivety according to a pH change, said device comprising:
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a. a compartment or layer wherein at least two electrodes are placed and wherein the electrodes are printed electrodes and wherein a substrate or analyte is placed; b. a second compartment or layer thereafter that contains printed pH sensing materials; and c. a third compartment or layer that has insulation to cause a barrier between the printed electrodes and the substrate or analyte. - View Dependent Claims (138)
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139. A method for sensing a chemical and/or biological reaction, said method comprising:
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a. detecting an electrical signal output; b. monitoring the electrical signal when the pH changes in the chemical and/or biological reaction;
wherein at least one of the detection and monitoring components for electronically detection of the reaction is on a substance. - View Dependent Claims (140, 141, 142, 145)
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