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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. 03, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregg T Williams, Villa Park, IL (US);
William R Groskopf, Libertyville, IL (US);
Harold N Baker, Libertyville, IL (US);
Dalmacio A Agdeppa, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-793 ; 435-79 ; 435-792 ; 435806 ; 436501 ; 436570 ; 436523 ; 436524 ; 436906 ;
Abstract
A method and kit for measurement of a steroid by means of a competitive immunoassay, preferably a competitive enzyme immunoassay. The method and kit involve the use of a steroid analogue conjugated to a label. The steroids that are amenable to detection by the method and kit of the present invention include estradiol and progesterone. The method comprises the steps of: