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US 2003/0170143 A1Published application
Test device for mass screening
OwnerRobert William Cunninghaminventor
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The invention discloses a test device comprising a substrate suitably adapted so as to provide aperture(s) wherein said aperture(s) are suitably adapted so as to support selected supportive material (3) so that fluid samples can be efficiently dispensed onto said supportive material (3) located within said apertures. Furthermore, said supportive material is further adapted so as to provide suitable guide means for checking the adequacy of the sample collected. Subsequently said test device can be placed in a suitable pouch (12) or the like, wherein said pouch (12) is adapted so as to provide desiccant properties (13) and thus to dry a fluid sample more efficiently. Eventually said test device is presented to an automated analyser for processing or the like, alternatively, said test device may be adapted so as to provide on the spot results. The device can said test device may be adapted so as to provide on the spot results. The device can be used for a variety of genetic, infectious or metabolic diseases and/or conditions and provides a user-friendly, cost effective, efficient means of mass screening.
A test device for use in automated testing apparatus comprising:a substrate of predetermined size and shape, so as to facilitate handling by said automated testing apparatus, and including at least one indentation or aperture wherein said indentation or aperture is of a predetermined location, size and shape with respect to said automatic testing apparatus;
A test device according to any preceding claim wherein said substrate is provided with a plurality of spaced first indentations or apertures.
A test device according to any preceding claim comprising a holding means, whereby the handling of said test device by automated apparatus is
A test device according to any preceding claim wherein at least a part of at least one surface of said supportive material is provided with a suitable hydrophobic material.
A test device according to any preceding claim wherein said substrate is provided with at least one second indentation or aperture suitably sized and shaped and positioned, with respect to said first aperture, so as to be aligned with said channel portion of said guide means.
A test device according to any preceding claim wherein said indicator means is associated with, or impregnated with, or cross-linked to, or coated onto, at least a part of at least one surface of said supportative material.
A test device according to any preceding Claim wherein said sample deposition portion is circular and the diameter of same is greater than the diameter of the first indentation or aperture.
A test device according to any preceding claim wherein said supportive material, or at least a part of said supportive material, is adapted to efficiently and quickly distribute a fluid sample into at least a part of the supportive material or across at least part of said supportive material.
A test device according to any preceding claim wherein said supportive material is absorbent in nature.
A test device according to any preceding claim wherein said supportive material comprises a hydrophobic membrane.
A test device according to any preceding claim wherein said supportive material is provided with colourmetric and/or fluorometric and/or luminometric and/or radiometric indicator means whereby fluid samples may be analysed.
A test device according to any preceding claim wherein said device is provided with identification means.
A pouch that is of a size and shape that corresponds to the size and shape of the test device according to any preceding claim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.