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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2002
Applicant:
D. Glenn Purcell, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
Inventor:
D. Glenn Purcell, Edwardsburg, MI (US);
Assignee:
Bayer HealthCare LLC, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A test device adapted to test a concentration of an analyte in a fluid has a pickup area having a first volume for receiving the fluid. In fluid communication with the pickup area is a read area having a second volume, which is less than the first volume. Since the second volume is less than the first volume, fluid from the pickup area will flow into the read area only after the pickup area is full. The read area also contains a reagent that is adapted to indicate the concentration of the analyte in the fluid.