Disposable devices for testing body fluids
CA 2305835 A1 · Owner: Etes, Donald E. · Inventors: Etes, Donald E.; Sherin, Michael H.
Overview
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A self-contained disposable device to be used in testing a body fluid, particularly urine. The device is in the form of a 3-ply composite comprising an intermediate ply and outer plies on opposite sides thereof. The intermediate ply has a cavity for retaining a test wick and one of the outer plies has a small body fluid inlet opening for body fluid to enter and wet the wick. Preferably an absorbent pad is located opposite the inlet opening. Different segments of the length of the wick are impregnated with a control and selection of test reagents. The device may be circular and serve as a liner for the transparent closure cap of a specimen container or in the form of a paddle to be swished …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed April 14, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 14, 2020.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by April 14, 2022.
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