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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
May. 07, 2012
Sean Mongale, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Shishira Nagesh, Bangalore, IN;
Ezra Taylor, Pike Road, AL (US);
Mary O'grady, Anchorage, AK (US);
Thembi Mdluli, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Peter Truskey, Durham, NC (US);
Sherri Hall, Cary, IL (US);
James Waring, Iii, Baltimore, MD (US);
Britni Crocker, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Harshard Sanghvi, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Elaine Yang, Newark, DE (US);
Soumyadipta Acharya, Baltimore, MD (US);
Maxim Budyansky, Hartford, CT (US);
Matthew Means, Baltimore, MD (US);
Sean Mongale, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Shishira Nagesh, Bangalore, IN;
Ezra Taylor, Pike Road, AL (US);
Mary O'Grady, Anchorage, AK (US);
Thembi Mdluli, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Peter Truskey, Durham, NC (US);
Sherri Hall, Cary, IL (US);
James Waring, III, Baltimore, MD (US);
Britni Crocker, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Harshard Sanghvi, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Elaine Yang, Newark, DE (US);
Soumyadipta Acharya, Baltimore, MD (US);
Maxim Budyansky, Hartford, CT (US);
Matthew Means, Baltimore, MD (US);
Jhpiego Corporation, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A point-of-care, screening kit for use by a heath care worker to create custom test strips for screening the bodily fluids of an individual for various, medical conditions includes: (a) a plurality of reagents (), (b) a substrate () configured to: i) receive one of the reagents and react with it so as to cause it to acquire a first characteristic color, and, ii) upon the addition of the individual's bodily fluid to the substrate, acquire, as a result of the formulation of each of the reagents, a second, dichotomous characteristic color when the individual has a specific one of the various, medical conditions. This kit also includes: (c) a plurality of containers () having indicia () that are reflective of the reagent within the container and which of the various medical conditions is being screened for with the use of the container and the characteristic first and second colors which are indicative of the individual having a screened for medical condition, and (d) one of the reagents being a protein reagent that includes appropriate quantities of: water, isopropyl alcohol, citric acid monohydrate, sodium citrate iribasic monohydrate, tetrabromophenol blue and tartrazine.