A medical procedure kit includes a first tray. A second tray situates atop the first tray. The second tray includes preformed compartments configured to receive and house a plurality of medical implements. A Foley catheter positioned within a Foley catheter compartment of the plurality of preformed compartments of the second tray. A drainage system stowed within an interior of the first tray. A third tray can be situated atop the second tray. The second tray can include a plurality of catheter retention devices. A planar substrate can be positioned beneath the first tray. A Foley catheter compartment can define a barrier wall extending across a majority of its length. A cutout in the second tray and another cutout in the first tray can be positioned at opposite ends of the kit. These features can be used alone or in combination, and many can even be applied to a single-layer tray.

The present disclosure is directed to indicating systems and methods for incontinence products. The indicating system may include an indicator panel for an incontinence product that is adapted to provide a qualitative or quantitative indication of a characteristic of a liquid absorbed by the indicator panel.

An analytical toilet is disclosed with a bowl adapted to receive excreta, a conduit for transporting a liquid excreta sample from the bowl, and a liquid reagent source. The analytical toilet also includes a microfluidic chip that has a sensor configured to detect at least one property of the excreta sample. The microfluidic chip also has an excreta sample path in fluid communication with the conduit and the sensor and a reagent path in fluid communication with the liquid reagent source and the sensor. The length of and number of channels in the sample path and the reagent path are selected so as to control the respective fluid resistance of the excreta sample and the reagent to thereby optimize the mixing and flow rates of the excreta sample and reagent into the sensor. There is also disclosed analytical toilet with a microfluidic chip having reagent path that includes a first and a second channel. The second channel is longer than the first channel. A valve, which is controllable so as to cause the reagent to flow through either the first channel, the second channel or both channels. As such, the fluid resistance of the reagent is controlled, to thereby optimize the flow rate of the reagent into the sensor.

The present invention relates to a method for determining an analyte using surface enhanced RAMAN spectroscopy and to a device which is suitable for this purpose.

A device for sampling an initial volume of a liquid flow is disclosed which comprises an inlet conduit, an outlet conduit, and valve casing. The valve casing has a passageway formed therethrough. A sample outlet extends through the valve casing and into the passageway. A valve structure is arranged for axial movement in the valve casing. A gate of the valve structure obstructs the passageway and prevents an initial volume of the liquid flow from being transferred to the outlet conduit when the valve structure is moved to a sampling position. A stem of the valve structure obstructs the sample outlet without obstructing the passageway when the valve structure is moved to a diverting position. At least one elongated groove is formed in a surface of the gate and extends into the stem such that the initial volume is directed through the sample outlet and towards a receptacle when the valve structure is moved to the sampling position. A lifting member moves the valve structure from the sampling position to the diverting position.

Methods and kits for collecting and verifying a specimen and/or biological information from a person at a first location to be provided to a second location are provided with documentation of chain of custody in order to verify that the person from whom the specimens and data were obtained is the intended person. Methods include internet and/or video communication between the person and a human or software-based verification assistant, confirming identification of the person to the verification assistant through the video communication, obtaining one or more specimens from the person or one or more types of biological information of the person, wherein the obtaining may be recorded through the internet/video communication, and the use and recording of coded tamper-evident packaging to ensure chain of custody before, during and after the internet/video communication.

An apparatus, system, and method for filtering and assaying a fluid sample are described. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a filtration unit comprising: a filter bracket shaped to removably couple with a fluid sample cup and a vacuum container; and a filter housing cooperatively couplable to the filter bracket and comprising a filter configured to filter fluid passing through the filter bracket; and an assay device shaped to cooperatively couple with the filter housing and comprising a porous matrix positioned to be in fluidic communication with the filter when the filter housing is cooperatively coupled with the assay device.

A sanitary device for the urine glucose test includes a urine container formed on an inner wall of a main body, and a measuring module with an inner space mounted at a bottom of the urine container. Within the inner space, a lens attaches to the bottom of the urine container, a rail faces a bottom surface of the lens, and a driving module moves a light unit shooting a detection beam to a measuring surface of the lens along the rail. The measuring surface contacts urine in the urine container, and reflects the detection beam out of the bottom surface into a sensor. The sensor is electrically connected to a processor. The processor determines a urine glucose level and generates a urine glucose level data instantly from an angle of incidence of the detection beam on the measuring surface and from a beam intensity signal from the sensor.

The urine collection insert, or infant urine collector, is an insert for placement inside a typical diaper. Placement of the insertion preferably occurs with the first diapering after birth. The infant's urine is channeled into a portal, through a one-way valve, and into a reservoir. Coincident with the next diaper change, the insert is collected and the urine withdrawn for testing. Throughout the process, all chain-of-custody requirements being followed. The design of the urine collection insert prevents contamination from the infant's feces, most likely to be meconium—the feces of a newborn formed from epithelial cells, lanugo (hair), mucus, amniotic fluid, bile, and water. By avoiding contamination, the integrity of the sample will be maintained and accuracy of results increased, whether positive or negative.

The present invention provides a detection device comprises a testing element and a transparent area, wherein the testing element comprises a detection area which is configured to detect a presence of an analyte in a liquid sample; the transparent area is configured to read the test result on the detection area through the transparent area; a part of the transparent area contacts a part of the detection area, or the detection area and the transparent area are arranged in one sealed space, thus to make the air in the sealed space not exchange with the air outside the sealed space; the scheme can reduce the mist to ensure the test result is displayed clearly.