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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2001
Brian M. Sullivan, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Denes L. Zsolnay, Rolling Hills, CA (US);
Robert D. MacPhee, Jr., Long Beach, CA (US);
Richard K. McHugh, Alhambra, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic controller, such as a programmed microcontroller ( ), controls a series of pumps (P -P ) to automatically sequence the pumping of the individual fluids required by the ELISA procedure into a cell (or cells) necessary to produce a reporter, control the positioning of the carrier of the reporter ( ) adjacent the reporter sensor ( ), analyze the data obtained from the reporter sensor and display ( ) the concentration of the bioagent determined from the analysis of the foregoing data. The foregoing elements automate the ELISA procedure. Once started, the apparatus, governed by the program, conducts the test automatically without the necessity for human intervention. In accordance with a specific aspect, the foregoing components may be housed in a single package for easy portability; may be battery powered or line powered.