Body moisture test apparatus and method
First Claim
1. In the method of measuring pH of vaginal or other body tissue moisture, the steps that includea) providing an indicator that exhibits a characteristic color when contacted with vaginal or other tissue moisture, said color being a function of moisture pH, b) obtaining a vaginal or vaginal tissue moisture sample by providing a vaginal or vaginal tissue moisture receiver supported on a carrier, and manipulating the carrier to insert the receiver into the vagina and therein obtain said sample on the receiver, and thereafter withdrawing the receiver from the vagina and transferring that moisture from the sample to said indicator, outside the body, whereby the indicator then exhibits said characteristic color, which is a function of pH of said moisture, c) providing a color comparison measurement means, and comparing said indicator characteristic color with said color comparison measurement means.
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Abstract
In the method of measuring pH of vaginal or other tissue moisture, the steps that include providing an indicator that exhibits a characteristic color when contacted with the moisture, the color being a function of moisture pH; obtaining a vaginal or other tissue moisture sample and transferring moisture from the sample to an indicator, outside the body, whereby the indicator then exhibits a characteristic color, which is a function of pH of the moisture; and providing a color comparison measurement means, and comparing the indicator characteristic color with color comparison measurement means. Also provided are test kit structures to enable performance of such pH measurement, as used for estrogen need determination and the presence or absence of amniotic fluid; and also to determine presence of amines produced by pathogenic bacteria, or flagellates (trichomonas).
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1. In the method of measuring pH of vaginal or other body tissue moisture, the steps that include
a) providing an indicator that exhibits a characteristic color when contacted with vaginal or other tissue moisture, said color being a function of moisture pH, b) obtaining a vaginal or vaginal tissue moisture sample by providing a vaginal or vaginal tissue moisture receiver supported on a carrier, and manipulating the carrier to insert the receiver into the vagina and therein obtain said sample on the receiver, and thereafter withdrawing the receiver from the vagina and transferring that moisture from the sample to said indicator, outside the body, whereby the indicator then exhibits said characteristic color, which is a function of pH of said moisture, c) providing a color comparison measurement means, and comparing said indicator characteristic color with said color comparison measurement means.
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25. The method of testing for uterine membrane rupture accompanied by release of amniotic fluid, from the body, that includes
a) providing a pH indicator, the indicator characterized as changing color as a function of fluid pH, b) contacting said pH indicator with that fluid that has been obtained from within the vagina or urethra, or from vaginal tissue or urethral tissue within the vagina or urethra, and transported to the exterior of the vagina or urethra, for transfer to the indicator, c) and observing the color of the indicator to determine occurrence of a color change indicative of the pressure of amniotic fluid or of another body fluid such as urine.
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