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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Florian Eckhardt, Berlin, DE;
Florian Eckhardt, Berlin, DE;
B.R.A.H.M.S GMBH, Hennigsdorf, DE;
Abstract
The invention refers to a method for determining a marker in a small volume of a sample of a bodily fluid, the method comprising the steps of: providing a flow test element having a plurality of functional zones (), the plurality of functional zones () being at least partially fluidly connected and comprising an application zone () and a testing zone () fluidly connected to the application zone () and configured for determination of a marker in a bodily fluid and/or a constituent of the bodily fluid, applying a small volume of a liquid sample to the sample application zone () of the flow test element, determining a correct test performance, wherein the step of determining correct test performance comprises the steps of measuring at least one optical parameter for one or more functional zones (), comparing the at least one optical parameter measured to at least one predefined optical parameter assigned to the one or more functional zones (), and, if the correct test performance is determined, determining the marker in the liquid sample by reading the testing zone (). Also, a method for determining a correct test performance for a flow test element is provided.