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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:
Dec. 26, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary M Oosta, Gurnee, IL (US);
Thomas G Schapira, Bristol, WI (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436165 ; 436178 ; 422 58 ; 422 81 ; 435-4 ;
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided involving an inlet port, at least one chamber, a channel providing access for fluids to flow through via capillary action or differential pressure, reagents, detection means and self-venting materials. The devices allow for the appropriate mixing, reacting, incubating needed to give a detectable signal which can be read. The self-venting materials allow for the 1) displacement of gases inside a track to the outside of the device and 2) oxygen movement into the track from the outside.