Interference reduction by rheumatoid factors

US6489131B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Roche Diagnostics GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Rainer Wehner · Tutzing, DE
• Frederic Donie · Penzberg, DE
• Beatus Ofenloch-Hahnle · Wielenbach, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 6, 1999
• Grant date: Dec 3, 2002
• Expiry date: May 6, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T436/25125
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention concerns a method for the determination of an analyte in which rheumatoid factors or rheumatoid-factor-like substances are added as an interference reducing reagent to reduce of avoid a hook effect. The invention in addition concerns suitable reagent kits for carrying out the method.