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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1997
Joel A. Drewes, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Gregory R. Bogart, Raritan, NJ (US);
Jeffrey B. Etter, Boulder, CO (US);
Jeffrey W. Steaffens, Lafayette, CO (US);
Rachel M. Ostroff, Westminster, CO (US);
Mark Crosby, Boulder, CO (US);
Joel A. Drewes, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Gregory R. Bogart, Raritan, NJ (US);
Jeffrey B. Etter, Boulder, CO (US);
Jeffrey W. Steaffens, Lafayette, CO (US);
Rachel M. Ostroff, Westminster, CO (US);
Mark Crosby, Boulder, CO (US);
Inverness Medical - Biostar, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An optical assay device for the detection of an analyte of interest in a sample comprising a support containing channels, an optically functional layer positioned on the support such that the optically functional layer and the support allow for laminar flow of the sample through layers of the device, an attachment layer positioned on the optically functional layer, and an analyte specific receptive layer positioned on the attachment layer.