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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip R. Norris, North Reading, MA (US);
Peter H. Roth, Quechee, VT (US);
Robert J. Wadja, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/348 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/348 ;
Abstract
A diagnostic device adapted to retain a fluid sample to be analyzed until it is desired to initiate the analytical test is described. The device includes a deformable material layer, a well for holding a fluid sample, a porous material and a diagnostic assay element.