System for collecting and locally analyzing a fluid specimen

A system for collecting and locally analyzing a fluid specimen to determine the presence and/or absence of one or more specific chemical components, said system comprising:

• an assaying device comprising:
• a cup for collecting said fluid specimen;
• a detachable cap for sealing said cup;
• a test strip carried by said cap configured to respond to wetting by a fluid to provide visual indications of the presence of one or more specific chemical components in the wetting fluid;
• a pump mechanism carried by said cap actuatable without tilting said cup to extract an aliquot from said fluid specimen for wetting said test strip;
• a reader device including means capable of generating an electronic representation of visual information imaged thereon;
• a receptacle for accommodating said assaying device in a position to enable said reader device to image said test strip and generate an electronic representation of the visual indications thereon;
• and
• a controller responsive to said electronic representation of said visual indications for producing an output signal to indicate the presence and/or absence of a specific chemical component in said aliquot.