Patent ID: 6616894
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B01L,G01N,G06K,G16H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A system for collecting and locally analyzing a fluid specimen to determine the presence and/or absence of one or more specific chemical components, said system comprising:an assaying device comprising: a cup for collecting said fluid specimen; a detachable cap for sealing said cup; a test strip carried by said cap configured to respond to wetting by a fluid to provide visual indications of the presence of one or more specific chemical components in the wetting fluid; a pump mechanism carried by said cap actuatable without tilting said cup to extract an aliquot from said fluid specimen for wetting said test strip; a reader device including means capable of generating an electronic representation of visual information imaged thereon; a receptacle for accommodating said assaying device in a position to enable said reader device to image said test strip and generate an electronic representation of the visual indications thereon; and a controller responsive to said electronic representation of said visual indications for producing an output signal to indicate the presence and/or absence of a specific chemical component in said aliquot.