Patent ID: 9568463
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B,G01N

Claim:
1. An electronic device to predict ovulation of a mammal from presence of crystal formation in a mucous body fluid sample, said device comprising: a housing having a display, user controls, a data transfer port, and a receptacle for a sample; an optics unit, a microprocessor unit, a light source, a heating/drying unit, an autofocus feature and a CCD array inside the housing; wherein the user controls control the microprocessor, the microprocessor controls the light source, the autofocus feature, the heating/drying unit, and the display, and wherein upon inserting a sample into the receptacle the CCD array captures an image focused with the autofocus feature, and wherein the image is converted to a digital format, saved on the memory and capable of being downloaded for viewing via the optics unit.