Patent ID: 11911771
Assignee: LIA DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A diagnostic device for identifying or quantifying an analyte of interest in a biological sample, comprising:
a housing comprised of a housing top and a housing bottom;
a test strip; and
a diagnostic insert adapted to support the test strip,
wherein the housing includes a housing opening adapted to permit the diagnostic insert to be received within the housing in a translatable configuration,
wherein the diagnostic insert is configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position within the housing opening,
wherein the housing and the diagnostic insert are substantially flat, and the housing further comprises a window positioned in a top surface of the housing, wherein the window: (a) is covered by a material that is light translucent, and/or (b) provides optical and/or fluid access to the diagnostic insert,
wherein the housing top and the housing bottom each has a gap, the gap of the housing top and the gap of the housing bottom being aligned with each other to form a thumb gap, wherein the diagnostic insert in retracted position is exposed at the area corresponding to the thumb gap on the housing,
wherein the housing or the diagnostic insert are comprised of at least one water-dispersible, flushable, or water-soluble material, and
wherein each of the housing top, the housing bottom, and/or the diagnostic insert is comprised of a treated matrix material treated with a material or agent with limited, slow or delayed wettability, and wherein the treated matrix material is configured to include one or more perforations through the treated matrix material adapted to enhance dissolution or dispersion, and/or decrease sinking and dispersion timing.