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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Idexx Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME (US);
Inventor:
Wayne Antony Bell, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Assignee:
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC, Westbrook, ME (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/543 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/54388 (2021.08); B01L 3/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sealed lateral flow device includes a test strip, a base structure, and a removable cover fixed to the base structure. The test strip includes one or more of a sample application zone, a detection zone, and a liquid collection zone. The test strip is disposed within a bottom section of the base structure. The removable cover fixed to the base structure sealingly encloses the test strip within the base structure and forms an airtight seal of the base structure.