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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
James C Caillouette, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600572 ;
Abstract
A method of detecting pathogenic bacteria in the vagina, includes providing a vaginal moisture receiver receivable into the vagina; providing a reactant which changes color when contacted by moisture containing pathogenic bacteria; receiving vaginal moisture on the receiver; and contacting reactant with vaginal moisture on the receiver, whereby a change in color at the receiver indicates the presence of pathogenic bacteria.