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US3743088A
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Diagnostic device and method of treatment
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-01-18
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Granted: 1973-07-03
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Expires: 1991-01-18
Abstract
Abstract A diagnostic device and method of utilizing the device to diagnose abnormal taste acuity in humans is presented. The device comprises a compact kit having a plurality of bottles with solutions therein useful to test patients according to a forced choice-three stimulus drop technique, two drops being water and the third an unknown stimulus, to determine taste detection and recognition acuity, a forced scale of subjective response to different concentrations of taste stimuli and to screen for genetic defects. Each bottle is numbered and arranged in a sequential array, labeled from normal to abnormal taste acuity through each of the four taste characteristics. The inside cover of the lid has a detailed key to the array containing the concentration and sequence for utilizing each container. The key and the array is visible, during testing, only to the person administering the test. A newly diagnosed disease, idiopathic hypogeusia is also described together with its symptoms and a method of treating the disease by administration of a therapeutic amount of zinc ion orally.
Inventors
- 👤 R Henkin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:41
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/40; A61B5/4005; A61B5/4017; A61B5/41; A61B5/411; A61B50/00; A61B50/30; A61B50/31; A63; A63F; A63F2250/00; A63F2250/02; A63F2250/022; A63F2250/024
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
38 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the display means comprises a plate having a plurality of apertures therein each of said apertures adapted to receive a solution-containing bottle, said apertures being arrayed in mutually spaced columns and rows.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 2 wherein the container is a rectangular box and said plate is mounted within said box in a plane parallel to and spaced above the base thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device of claim 2 wherein said plate contains a plurality of apertures arrayed in at least four columns, and said indicator means includes column indicia indicating that each column is adapted to display only bottles of solutions containing a common solute.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The device of claim 4 wherein the column indicia indicates that each of the said columns is adapted to display solutions having a taste characteristic different from each other column.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The device of claim 5 wherein the column indicia indicates that a first column displays solutions having a salty taste, a second column displays solutions having a sweet taste, a third column displays solutions having a sour taste, and a fourth column displays solutions having a bitter taste.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The device of claim 5 wherein the column indicia indicates that a first column displays solutions of sodium chloride; a second column displays solutions of sucrose; a third column displays solutions of hydrochloric acid; and a fourth column displays solutions of urea.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The device of claim 2 wherein said plate contains apertures arrayed in a plurality of rows, and said indicator means includes row indicia adjacent at least one of said rows indicating that the apertures in the said row are adapted to display only bottles of solutions having concentrations detectable at about the normal taste sensitivity threshold.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
The device of claim 8 wherein said indicator means further comprises row indicia adjacent at least one of said rows indicating that the apertures in the said row are adapted to display only bottles of solutions having concentrations greater than the concentrations detectable at the normal threshold of taste sensitivity, thereby corresponding to an abnormally high threshold of taste sensitivity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
The device of claim 2 wherein said plate contains a plurality of apertures arrayed in at least four mutually spaced columns and a plurality of mutually spaced rows and said indicator means includes column indicia indicating that each of four of said columns of apertures is adapted to display bottles containing solutions corresponding to one of the four taste characteristics.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
The device of claim 10 wherein the apertures in said plate are arrayed in at least three mutually spaced rows and said indicator means includes row indicia indicating that a first row is adapted to display only bottles of solutions having concentrations detectable at the normal threshold of taste sensitivity; a second row is adapted to display only bottles of solutions having concentrations detectable at an abnormally high threshold of taste sensitivity; and a third row is adapted to display only bottles having concentrations intermediate those in the first and second rows.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 2 wherein said plate further contains at least one additional aperture and said indicator means includes indicia indicating said aperture is adapted to display only a bottle containing water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device of claim 12 wherein two additional apertures are provided and said indicator means includes indicia indicating each of said additional apertures is adapted to display only a bottle containing water.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 2 wherein said plate contains a further aperture and Said indicator means includes indicia indicating said further aperture iS adapted to display only a bottle containing phenylthiocarbamide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
215 words
A diagnostic device for measuring taste acuity and for comparing the measured acuity with normal values comprising; a box having a base and upwardly extending sides; a lid hingedly attached at an edge thereof to the upper portion of a side of said box; first and second releaseable locking means carried by said box and by said lid for locking said lid in an open and in a closed position relative to said box; a divider plate mounted in said box, spaced above the base of said box in a plane parallel thereto, said plate having a plurality of bottle-receiving apertures, said apertures being uniformly arranged in mutually spaced columns and rows and adapted to receive bottles containing test solutions; a first set of indicia on the upper surface of said plate, said indicia consisting of a sequence of numbers, each number being disposed adjacent an aperture; a second set of indicia on the upper surface of said plate, said indicia indicating the contents of the bottles adapted to be received in said apertures; a third set of indicia on the upper surface of said plate, said indicia indicating the level of taste acuity associated with detection of each of the solutions in the said bottles when the said bottles are received in the apertures.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The device of claim 2 further comprising a plurality of bottles, each of said bottles having a generally tubular base terminating in an elongated neck received in a cap, each of said bottles received in an aperture in said plate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
The device of claim 16 wherein a first portion of said bottles contains a salt solution, a second portion contains a sweet solution; a third portion contains a sour solution; and a fourth portion contains a bitter solution.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device of claim 17 wherein the salt Solution contained in the first portion of bottles is a solution of sodium chloride in water.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 18 wherein a bottle in said first portion of bottles contains a solution of sodium chloride in water having a concentration of about 60mM/L.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 18 wherein a bottle in said first portion of bottles contains a solution of sodium chloride in water having a concentration of about 90mM/L.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 18 wherein a bottle in said first portion of bottles contains a solution of sodium chloride in water having a concentration of about 150mM/L.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 17 wherein the sweet solution contained in said second portion of bottles is a solution of sucrose in water.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 22 wherein a bottle in said second portion of bottles contains a solution of sucrose in water having a concentration of about 60mM/L.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 22 wherein a bottle in said second portion of bottles contains a solution of sucrose in water having a concentration of about 90mM/L.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 22 wherein a bottle in said second portion of bottles contains a solution of sucrose in water having a concentration of about 150mM/L.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 17 wherein the sour solution contained in said third portion of bottles is a solution of HC1 in water.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 26 wherein a bottle in said third portion of bottles contains a solution of HC1 in water having a concentration of about 6mM/L.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 26 wherein a bottle in said third portion of bottles contains a solution of HC1 in water having a concentration of about 15mM/L.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 26 wherein a bottle in said third portion of bottles contains a solution of HC1 in water having a concentration of about 30 mM/L.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 17 wherein the bitter solution contained in said fourth portion of bottles is a solution of urea in water.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 30 wherein a bottle in said fourth portion of bottles contains a solution of urea in water having a concentration of about 150mM/L.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 30 wherein a bottle in said fourth portion of bottles contains a solution of urea in water having a concentration of about 300mM/L.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device of claim 30 wherein a bottle in said fourth portion of bottles contains a solution of urea in water having a concentration of about 500mM/L.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 16 wherein at least one of said bottles received in an aperture in said plate contains water.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device of claim 34 wherein two of the said bottles received in apertures in said plate contain water.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 16 wherein at least one of said bottles received in an aperture in said plate contains phenylthiocarbamide.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
54 words
The device of claim 2 wherein a key to the bottles adapted to be received in said array is mounted on the inside surface of the said lid, said key including indicia identifying the solute and concentration thereof of each solution in each of the bottles when said bottles are displayed in said array.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
47 words
The device of claim 37 wherein said key further includes indicia identifying those solutions in the bottles when the bottles are displayed in the array having concentrations detectable at the normal threshold of taste sensitivity, and those having concentrations detectable at abnormally high thresholds of taste sensitivity.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-07-02 | 1977-01-01 | 1977-07-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-07-02 | 1981-01-01 | 1981-07-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-07-02 | 1985-01-01 | 1985-07-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |