Universal drinking adapter for beverage bottles, and devices and kits for determining small molecules, metal ions, endotoxins, and bacteria, and methods of use thereof
OwnerSteven Meyers, Michel Wathier +1inventors
InventorsSteven Meyers, Michel Wathier, Mark Grinstaff
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Abstract
Certain features, aspects, examples and embodiments described herein relate to adapters for securing drinking apparatuses for individuals of all ages (infants, children, adults, and seniors) such as nipples, sippers, and straws, to commercially available beverage containers to aid in the consumption of the contained liquid. Other features, aspects, examples and embodiments relate to devices and kits useful for the detection of analytes in milk samples such as small molecules, metal ions, endotoxins, and bacteria.
Claims20
A bottle adapter constructed and arranged for internal and external fixation to a beverage container comprising:
- a plug comprising an internal channel and an external portion comprising at least one annular ring;
- an external sealing flange connected to the plug and constructed and arranged to be positioned over an exterior portion of the beverage container;
- and
- a dispenser in fluid communication with the internal channel of the plug.
A method for determining the fat or caloric content of a breast milk sample by exposing the sample to a surface comprising measuring a property of the breast milk sample and surface interaction selected from the group consisting of flowrate, droplet volume, droplet count, droplet timing, droplet contact angle, surface energy relationship between the sample and a surface, and combinations thereof.
A device for testing the caloric or fat content of a breast milk sample comprising:
- a loading reservoir for holding the sample;
- a detection cell constructed and arranged to allow passage of the sample thereby producing a milk and surface interaction;
- a catch reservoir for retaining an efflux of the sample;
- and
- a detection circuitry constructed and arranged to measure a physical property of the sample and display a response.
A device for testing a body fluid for analytes comprising:
- a vessel constructed and arranged to hold a sample of the body fluid;
- a cap for closing the vessel;
- and
- at least one material selected from the group consisting of:
- a detecting pH sensitive dye,
- a colorant dye,
- a base,
- a solvent to improve solubility,
- a detecting enzyme,
- a substrate for an enzyme, and
- a metabolic activity detecting agent,
- wherein the at least one material is contained in at least one of the vessel, the cap, a crushable ampoule, and combinations thereof.
A method of testing a body fluid for analytes comprising:
- providing a vessel constructed and arranged to hold a sample of the body fluid;
- providing a cap for closing the vessel;
- and
- providing at least one material selected from the group consisting of:
- a pH-sensitive dye,
- a colorant dye,
- a base,
- a solvent,
- an enzyme,
- a substrate, and
- a metabolic activity indicator, wherein the at least one material is contained in at least one of the vessel, the cap, a crushable ampoule, and combinations thereof;
- adding the body fluid to the vessel;
- mixing the body fluid and the at least one material to provide a response;
- and
- analyzing the response.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.