MEDICAL TESTING AND DATA RECORDING APPARATUS

• US 3,786,510 A
• Filed: 07/26/1972
• Issued: 01/15/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Franklin Reeder Hodges
• Original Assignee: Franklin Reeder Hodges
• Inventors: Hodges, Franklin Reeder
• Primary Examiner(s): Hartary, Joseph W.
• Application Number:
  US05/275,140
• Time in Patent Office: 538 Days
• Field of Search: 346/33ME,143,145,17 128/2R,2W,2F 206/63.2R,12 83/553,562
• US Class Current: 346/33.0ME
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/00 Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis vaccination prophylaxis, vaccination therapy A61B17/20; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination menstruation tables G06C3/00; Throat striking implements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/20 for measuring urological functions restricted to the evaluation of the urinary system A61B5/4375 takes precedence

Abstract

A container includes means for testing a manifestation of health, as a urine specimen of a diabetic, and means for cumulatively recording data indicative of the results of the test.

Claims

1. A diabetes testing and data recording apparatus comprising:

a container;

means for collecting a urine specimen;

color-encoded means carried by said container for comparing a reagent inserted in said urine specimen with said color encoding;

a pre-encoded, machine readable tape;

means for moving said tape along one face of said container;

means for perforating said tape in pre-encoded portions to record data thereon, said data corresponding to said comparison between said specimen and said color encoding; and

means for sequentially taking up those portions of said tape having data recorded thereon.

2. Apparatus as recited in claim 1 further comprising means for recording data corresponding to a dosage of insulin administered as a result of said comparing step.

3. Apparatus as recited in claim 2 further comprising means for recording data corresponding to a ketone test as a result of employing said comparing means.

4. Apparatus as recited in claim 3 further comprising means for recording data corresponding to a dosage of an oral compound administered as a result of employing said comparing means.