Patent ID: 9291550
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B,G01J,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A portable device for instantaneous drug testing for a wide spectrum of drugs that does not require taking an invasive sample of breath or saliva from a test subject having a mouth and nose region, the device comprising: a flexible, form-fitting, opaque mask, adapted to fit snuggly over the mouth and nose region of a test subject who is suspected of drug use; a tube that is connected, at a first end, to the mask with a universal locking fastener, wherein the connection may be optionally reinforced with a locking ring; a swiveling sphere positioned inside the mask and bearing a detector head, wherein the detector head comprises a high definition camera, a source of light for illuminating a target surface within the mouth or nose of the test subject, a plurality of spectroscopic Raman fiber optic heads, and one or more fluorescence blossom detector heads; a spectrometer connected to a second end of the tube, said spectrometer comprising an internal computer, a CCD, an excitation laser, one or more mirrors, optical filters and a user interface that includes receivers for receiving input from a user, and a display for displaying to a user real-time images from the high definition camera and test results from the computer; and a plurality of fiber optic strands extending from the Raman fiber optic heads and fluorescence blossom detector heads, through said tube, into said spectrometer, where each strand is directed toward said CCD.