Device and method for integrated diagnostics with multiple independent flow paths
CA 2406724 A1 · Owner: Idexx Laboratories, Inc. · Inventors: Workman, Erwin F. Jr.; Barski, Stanislaw Jr.; Kepron, Michael R.
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Devices and methods for performing assays to determine the presence or quantity of a specific analyte of interest in a fluid sample. In devices according to this invention two separate flow paths are established sequentially in the device with a single user activation step. The first flow path delivers the analyte of interest (if present in the sample) and conjugate soluble binding reagents to the solid phase. If analyte is present an , analyte:conjugate complex is formed and immobilized. The volume of sample delivered by this first path is determined by the absorbent capacity of the solid phase, and not by the amount of sample added to the device relieving , the user from the …
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- Filed April 11, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 11, 2021.
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