Patent ID: 6379620
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: A61B,B01L,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
An assaying device for in field urine analysis comprising:a transparent container means having an opening for collecting a urine sample; a cover means for sealing said opening of said container means; and an assay assembly provided in said container means for chemically analyzing said urine sample, said assay assembly comprising; a liquid impermeable backing; at least one assay strip provided on a front surface of said liquid impermeable backing facing outwardly and viewable through said transparent container means; a wicking means provided on a rear surface of said liquid impermeable backing separated from said assay strip by said liquid impermeable backing with one portion of said wicking means extending over a top edge of said liquid impermeable backing and overlapping a top portion of said assay strip; a front cover means provided on said front surface of said liquid impermeable backing, said front cover means sealing said assay strip to said liquid impermeable backing at a bottom and two sides of said assay strip; and a rear cover means provided on said rear surface of said liquid impermeable backing for sealing said wicking means to said liquid impermeable backing at two sides of said wicking means.