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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2001
Mitchell Owens, Greensboro, NC (US);
Medtox Scientific, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a test strip having a first layer comprising a wicking member and a second layer comprising a capillary transfer plane member. The capillary transfer plane has a plurality of capillary transfer passages. The capillary transfer passages can comprise various shapes to control sample flow rate. Located above one or more of the capillary transfer passages are a plurality of test strips. Another aspect of the present invention provides a sample testing device, which includes a housing having a one or more openings, and a test strip as described above, wherein a sample application area of the test strip is accessible through one of the openings in the housing, and each of the testing members is viewable through one of the openings of the housing.