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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1993
B John Miller, Boulder, CO (US);
Diana M Maul, Thornton, CO (US);
James Blessing, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark Crosby, Niwot, CO (US);
Howard Kelley, Boulder, CO (US);
Biostar, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
Optical assay device having an active receptive surface supported on a pedestal and held within a first container; the first container comprising first absorbent material located at the base of the pedestal, configured and arranged to absorb liquid draining from the surface, and having a second container, hingedly connected to one side of the first container, the second container comprising a second absorbent material, wherein the second container can be closed to the first container by rotation about the hinge, and wherein such closing causes the second absorbent material to contact the surface.