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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:
Jun. 09, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W Jaekel, Lindenhurst, IL (US);
Dean M Ball, Gainesville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435291 ; 435808 ; 356 39 ; 356436 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for detecting the presence of a substance in a biological material carried in a cartridge. Suitable substances are applied to such material, and adhere thereto if the substance sought to be detected is present. Optical means are then used to provide a signal indicative of the presence of such substance. The invention has particular application in detecting whether a quantity of human blood serum is infected with disease.