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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:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth F. Buechler, San Diego, CA (US);
Joseph M Anderberg, Encinitas, CA (US);
Paul H. McPherson, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biosite Diagnostics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/358 ; G01N 3/352 ; G01N 3/3543 ; G01N 2/100 ; C12Q 1/54 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/358 ; G01N 3/352 ; G01N 3/3543 ; G01N 2/100 ; C12Q 1/54 ;
Abstract
The invention relates in part to the use of independent assay controls (IACs) for the optical communication between an assay device and an instrument in monitoring and performing assays, preferably immunoassays.