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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alireza Ebrahim, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Christopher Spates, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Karl De Vore, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); G01N 33/96 (2006.01); C12Q 1/32 (2006.01); G01N 21/91 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/28 (2013.01); C12Q 1/32 (2013.01); G01N 33/96 (2013.01); G01N 21/91 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2893 (2013.01); G01N 2333/765 (2013.01); G01N 2496/00 (2013.01); G01N 2496/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
Solid beads each containing a selected quantity of analyte are combined and a liquid base matrix that contains attributes of a biological fluid that is to be assayed, together constitute a kit from which a laboratory technician can, at the point of use, prepare a liquid control for a particular analyte, and preferably a series of such controls at different levels of the same analyte customized for a particular assay.