Device and method for whole blood separation and analysis
First Claim
1. A test device for separating the fluid portion from whole blood and detecting soluble components in whole blood which comprises a first impermeable carrier having applied thereon a sugar and a second impermeable carrier having incorporated thereon a test reagent specifically reactable with a component to be detected, said first and second carriers being affixed to one another substantially along their entire juxtaposed peripheral edges defining an opening there-between and so layered that the sugar and reagent are in contiguous facing relationship, wherein said opening and carriers permit capillary and longitudinal transport of the blood.
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Abstract
A method and device for separating blood into fluid and cellular fractions for diagnostic tests. The whole blood is introduced to a carrier containing a layer of carbohydrate which results in the rapid separation of the fluid from the cellular fractions. In a preferred embodiment, the device is fabricated in a sandwich design containing layers of carbohydrate and reagent material between two layers of plastic.
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- 1. A test device for separating the fluid portion from whole blood and detecting soluble components in whole blood which comprises a first impermeable carrier having applied thereon a sugar and a second impermeable carrier having incorporated thereon a test reagent specifically reactable with a component to be detected, said first and second carriers being affixed to one another substantially along their entire juxtaposed peripheral edges defining an opening there-between and so layered that the sugar and reagent are in contiguous facing relationship, wherein said opening and carriers permit capillary and longitudinal transport of the blood.
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