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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2004
Applicants:
James H. Wicks, Oakdale, MN (US);
Carl A. Adams, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Gary E. Krejcarek, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Inventors:
James H. Wicks, Oakdale, MN (US);
Carl A. Adams, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Gary E. Krejcarek, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device that includes at least two chambers separated by an activatable seal wherein upon activation of the seal the two chambers are in communication, and further wherein at least one chamber of the device includes a biological assay reagent and methods of using same.