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Test strips and process for the production of test strips

CA 1267595 C · Owner: Charlton, Steven C. · Inventors: Charlton, Steven C.; Engelmann, Helmut

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Test devices and a process for making the test devices are disclosed in which reagent matrix areas attached to substrate are protected axially in the direction of the elongated substrate by a surface(s) adjacent to and in close proximity to each matrix area extending to at least the identical height of the matrix material. The resulting surface(s) protects said matrices from damage, particularly during wiping operations in which excess liquid and/or material is removed from the matrices. MS-1368

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  • Granted April 10, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 10, 2007.
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FiledMay 15, 1986
GrantedApril 10, 1990
Term endedApril 10, 2007
Patent numberCA 1267595 C
Classification (IPC)G01N33/52 +1 more

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1987199019931996199920022005Application filedMay 15, 1986Patent grantedApril 10, 1990Term endedApril 10, 2007

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