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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1987
Peter M Meserol, Montville, NJ (US);
Philip Bernstein, Glen Ridge, NJ (US);
Rita C Prodell, West Orange, NJ (US);
Thomas Palmieri, Paramus, NJ (US);
Personal Diagnostics, Inc., Whippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for and process of facilitating reaction between analyte contained in a sample and test reagent system at least one of which sample and test reagent system is a liquid, wherein the liquid one of the sample and test reagent system is placed in a reservoir, the other of the analyte and test reagent system is placed in capillary means dimensioned for entry into the reservoir, the reservoir and capillary means being mounted for at least relative movement towards each other and entry of the capillary means into the reservoir to draw by capillary attraction the liquid one of the sample and test reagent system from the reservoir into the capillary means and to bring the analyte and test reagent system into contact in the capillary means and facilitate the reaction.