Lateral flow strip assay
US7901623B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/54388
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lateral flow strip assay apparatus comprising a housing; a lateral flow strip in the housing, the lateral flow strip having a receiving portion; a sample collection unit; and a reagent reservoir. Saliva and/or buccal cells are collected from an individual using the sample collection unit. The sample collection unit is immersed in the reagent reservoir. The tip of the lateral flow strip is immersed in the reservoir and the reagent/sample mixture wicks up into the lateral flow strip to perform the assay.
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