Patent ID: 7824344
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: A61B,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A self-contained apparatus for conducting a non-invasive analysis of saliva to determine a level of a certain constituent present in the saliva, the apparatus comprising: a flat card-like device having a flat configuration resembling a relatively thin card; a head having a lolli-pop-like configuration for receiving on the head saliva from a user; a means on the head capable of reacting with the certain constituent to display a visible color change to the head indicative of a level of the certain constituent in the saliva received on the head; a stem connected to the head to provide the user with a simple means to hold the apparatus; and a gauge including visible areas of color representing different levels of the certain constituent, the areas of color being displayed on the card-like device, placed relative to the head and the stem for enabling juxtaposition of the head with the gauge for a visual comparison of the color change at the head with the areas of color of the gauge, thereby providing a direct visual determination of the level of the certain constituent in the saliva received on the head, the head and the stem being die-cut within the card-like device so that the stem is pivoted out of the flat configuration for placement of the head in juxtaposition with a user's mouth to facilitate reception of the saliva on the head, and is pivoted subsequently back into the card-like device to insert the head within the card-like device confined in side-by-side contiguity with the gauge to facilitate a direct visual comparison of the color change of the head with the areas of color of the gauge.