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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1992
Richard B Mortensen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Henry K Tom, La Honda, CA (US);
Quidel Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An assay for determining the presence of a threshold concentration of an analyte in a sample comprises first reacting the sample with an amount of anti-analyte selected to reduce the free analyte to a marginally detectable concentration. The sample is then contacted with anti-analyte immobilized on a test region or indicator zone on a solid phase, whereby the residual free analyte may be bound. The binding of free analyte to immobilized anti-analyte is detected by a variety of techniques to indicate the presence of the threshold concentration. By employing limited amounts of anti-analyte on the solid phase, the change between maximum binding of label and no binding of label will be responsive to very small changes in the analyte concentration originally present in the sample.