DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
A detection device ( 100 ) comprises a detecting chamber ( 32 ) containing a detecting element for analyzing whether a specimen containing an analyte, and an indicating element ( 8 ) displaying whether the detection is activated. The method for using the detection device ( 100 ) is also disclosed.
1 . A method for using a detection device, wherein the detection device comprises a detecting chamber containing a detecting element analyzing whether a specimen containing an analyte, and an indicating element for displaying whether the detection is activated, comprising:
collecting liquid specimen;
determining whether the detection is activated by observing the indicating element; and
conducting detection.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the detection device further comprises a transferring chamber for transferring a liquid specimen to the detecting chamber, and the indicating element is located in the transferring chamber and is capable of moving with the transferring chamber.
3 . The method according to claim 2 , comprising:
collecting liquid specimen;
moving the transferring chamber to allow the liquid specimen flowing from the transferring chamber to the detecting chamber, wherein the indicating element moves together with the transferring chamber;
determining whether the detection is activated by observing the indicating element; and
conducting detection.
4 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the transferring chamber comprises a piston chamber having a piston, said piston chamber and piston together forming an opened annular slot for transferring liquid specimen and a closed annular slot for disposing the indicating element.
5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the detection device further comprises an observation window for observing whether the detection is activated.
6 . The method according to claim 5 , comprising:
collecting liquid specimen;
moving the transferring chamber to allow the liquid specimen flowing from the transferring chamber to the detecting chamber, wherein the indicating element moves together with the transferring chamber;
determining whether the detection is activated by observing the location of the indicating element through the observation window; and
conducting detection.
7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the indicating element is not visible through the observation window before the detection is activated, but is visible through the observation window after the detection is activated.
8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indicating element comprises a colored self-adhesive tape.
9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting chamber comprises a test card having a through hole through which the indicating element is visible after activated.