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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:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
May. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bruce Oberhardt, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-4 ; 435-792 ; 435-793 ; 435-794 ; 435-795 ; 435969 ; 435970 ; 435975 ; 436518 ; 436531 ; 436807 ; 436810 ; 422 56 ; 422 58 ; 422 61 ; 422 73 ; 422101 ; 422102 ;
Abstract
An analytical system for performing an immunoassay is provided wherein the system contains an element that uses capillary action to draw a sample into a reaction chamber charged with reagent containing an immobilized antibody or immobilized antigen, where reaction between the liquid sample and the reagent is monitored, and optionally contains a method for controlling the moment that transport of the sample from the sample well to the reaction chamber is initiated.