1967 - Designed 1st home pregnancy test

* Crane designed the 1st home pregnancy test in 1967. * Using a paper clip holder, test tube, mirror, and dropper to create her prototype, she presented the results to Organon executives who originally rejected her idea. * By 1972 pregnancy tests were available in a Canadian test market, by 1977 on the US market. * Although her name was on the patent she didn't receive recognition for her design until after a New York Times article in 2012 didn't credit her; she wrote to the author and was then given credit for this innovation for the 1st time.

Diagnostic Test Device

Category:
Diagnostics; Women's Health

Completion Status:
done

Patent Number:
3579306

Co-Inventor:
None