Eyewear system for detecting and indicating presence of coronavirus
Assignee123IV, Inc.
InventorAllen B. Chefitz
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Abstract
An article of manufacture comprises an optical shade configured for removable attachment to eyewear, e.g., eyeglasses that are retrofitted to include a micro-fluidic tear collector in a nose pad. The optical shade comprises a lens having a lateral flow assay comprising an antibody having an associated fluorescent tag. The fluorescent tag is configured to fluoresce and change a color of the lens upon detection by the flow assay of an antigen that matches the antibody. The antigen comprises viral constituents, such as SARS-CoV-2. The color change of the lens is visible and indicates presence of Covid-19 infection.
Claims14
An article of manufacture, comprising:
- an optical shade comprising a lens supporting a flow assay, the flow assay comprising an antibody having an associated fluorescent tag, the shade configured for removable attachment to eyewear, the fluorescent tag configured to fluoresce and change a color of the lens upon detection by the flow assay of an antigen that matches the antibody.
An eyewear system, comprising:
- eyewear;
- an optical shade configured for removable attachment to the eyewear;
- the eyewear comprising a micro-fluidic collector integrated into a nose pad and configured to collect, non-invasively, a tear;
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- the optical shade comprising a lens supporting a flow assay, the flow assay comprising an antibody having an associated fluorescent tag, the fluorescent tag configured to fluoresce and change a color of the lens upon detection by the flow assay of an antigen that matches the antibody.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.