Urinalysis sample collection and testing device

Abstract

An integrated urine collection and testing device is provided. The device has a folded, sealed configuration in which sample test strips are enclosed in an interior volume defined by an inner surface of the device's substrate and an inner surface of a removable longitudinal sealing section that connects the two sides. Each side has a wing, and when the device is in a collection configuration, the wings are foldable over one another to encircle one end of the substrate while leaving an opposite end of the substrate open. When folded over one another, the wings define an anatomical alignment ledge that generally conforms to the outline of a woman's mons pubis, allowing the woman to hold the wings in alignment therewith so that the device is oriented with the sample test strip end vertically lower than the wings. As a result, during a urination event, the urine impinges the inner substrate surface above the sample test strips and flows over them via gravity. The structure provides for simpler and more hygienic at-home urine collection and testing.

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