Test apparatus, system and method for the detection of test samples
US5827675A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/1056
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns a test apparatus for the testing of a test sample on or in a material, such as body fluids or food, particularly adapted to a bioluminescent test, such as for the detection of ATP or phosphatase or other materials. The test apparatus includes a transparent tube having at one end a sample unit and at the other end a detachable or nondetachable test unit which are connected, and which includes a cover with a probe containing a swab at one end. The test apparatus includes probe positioning marks on the exterior of the sample unit, so that the probe may be moved between selected test positions, and as it moves from a non-use to a use position, various test reagents which are sealed within the test unit are punctured by the probe, and the test sample and the test reagents are reacted together in the test unit.
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