Patent ID: 8808981

Claim:
A point-of-care screening kit ( 1 ) for use by heath care workers to make custom test strips to screen the bodily fluids of an individual for various, medical conditions, said kit comprising: a reagent ( 12 ), a substrate ( 18 ) having an outer surface ( 18 a ) that has a configuration adapted is configured to: a) receive said reagent ( 12 ) and react with said reagent so as to cause said substrate outer surface to acquire a first characteristic color that is indicative of one of said medical conditions for which said screening is being undertaken, and, b) upon the addition of a specified quantity of said bodily fluid of said individual to a portion of said substrate containing said reagent, acquire a second characteristic color that is indicative of said individual having said medical conditions for which said screening is being undertaken, a container ( 10 ) having an outer surface ( 10 a ) that includes an orifice ( 10 b ), said container having a configuration adapted configured to receive and store a prescribed quantity of said reagent ( 12 ), and a reagent-dispensing tip ( 14 ) that has a configuration adapted to dispense said reagent which is stored in said container.