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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:
Apr. 04, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1987
Martha L Hay-Kaufman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Rosette Becker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert Danisch, Fremont, CA (US);
Monoclonal Antibodies, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and kits are described for performing immunoassays. The kit includes a reaction cell having a microporous membrane and an absorbent capable of drawing liquid sample through the membrane. An applicator is provided for applying a small volume of the liquid sample to the membrane by contacting a port of the applicator to the membrane and allowing the sample to flow therethrough by capillary action. Analyte in the sample is immobilized, typically by immunoadsorption, and the immobilized analyte may then be visualized using conventional signal producing systems, such as color, fluorescence, and luminescent systems.