Device for preventing assay interference using silver or lead to remove the interferant
US5945345A · kind A · utility
202Cited by
61References
15Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/70
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a filter for effectively removing substances from a sample of bodily fluid which can interfere with the results of an assay. The filter includes a solid phase support and an active chemical component for binding to the interfering substance. The active chemical component is insoluble in the sample and is immobilized on the solid phase support. The present invention also includes a filter device, transport matrix, assay device, and method for removing substances which interfere with determining the presence of one or more analytes in a sample.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.