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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2006
Martin Gould, Mullica Hill, NJ (US);
Yli Remo Vallejo, Newark, DE (US);
Robert Bernstine, Chesapeake City, MD (US);
Martin Gould, Mullica Hill, NJ (US);
Yli Remo Vallejo, Newark, DE (US);
Robert Bernstine, Chesapeake City, MD (US);
American Bio Medica Corporation, Kinderhook, NY (US);
Abstract
A lateral flow immunoassay test device is provided that includes a housing with an elongated slot for holding a test sample collector; an elongated holder member for securing at least one immunoassay test strip therein; a first chamber for storing a first, pre-treatment reagent; and a second chamber for storing a second reagent. Methods of conducting lateral flow immunoassays are also provided. The device and methods of conducting lateral flow immunoassays as provided herein are advantageous in that they allow pre-treatment and pre-incubation of the test sample so that the sample flows onto the test strip more easily and provide for increases in the sensitivity of the assay.