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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Holger Jabs, Gorxheimertal, DE;
Norbert Ladiges, Bruehl, DE;
Herbert Fink, Mannheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for determining an analyte in a sample of liquid comprises an analysis apparatus configured to analyze a sample of liquid applied to an analytical area of a test element. The device comprises further an apparatus configured to prepare a surface of the analytical area by conferring hydrophilic properties to the surface. Analytes in test samples are determined by methods employing the device.