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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. 31, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1996
Joel M Blatt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Wilma M Mangan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Paul J Patel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Victor A Manneh, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Metrika, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a filter for effectively removing substances from a sample of bodily fluid which can interfere with the results of an assay. The filter includes a solid phase support and an active chemical component for binding to the interfering substance. The active chemical component is insoluble in the sample and is immobilized on the solid phase support. The present invention also includes a filter device, transport matrix, assay device, and method for removing substances which interfere with determining the presence of one or more analytes in a sample.