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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1982
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
American Home Products Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 12 ; 2323 / ; 2601 / ; 2601 / ; 424-3 ; 424-8 ; 424 11 ; 424 13 ; 424101 ; 424105 ; 424111 ; 424177 ; 435-4 ; 435-7 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to immunologic compositions comprising pyruvic aldehyde stabilized erythrocytes sensitized with an antigen by coupling of the stabilized erythrocytes to the antigen with bifunctional molecules, and to methods for preparing these compositions. Also disclosed are antiserum compositions which may be utilized with the described stable, sensitized erythrocytes of this invention as reagents in hemagglutination tests, and methods for their preparation. The invention further comprises lyophilization of these compositions and siliconized vials for use with the reagents of this invention.