Non-instrumented cholesterol assay
First Claim
1. A device for determining the cholesterol or cholesterol ester level in a sample, said device comprising:
- (a) a first bibulous strip comprising a transfer region for transporting a transport medium from a transport medium source,(b) a bibulous member comprising a sample receiving region;
(c) a second bibulous strip comprising a conversion reagent region,(d) a third bibulous strip comprising a measurement region;
wherein said sample receiving region is in fluid communication with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions, or can be moved into fluid transfer relationship with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions;
such that when said sample receiving region is moved into fluid transfer relationship with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions, said device further comprises;
(e) means for moving said sample receiving region from a first site for receiving said sample to fluid transfer relationship with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions;
(f) conversion reagent capable of reacting with cholesterol and cholesterol ester to form an intermediate product, said conversion reagent present on said second strip upstream from said measurement region, any additional conversion reagent being present on the sample receiving region, on the transfer region, or in said transport medium, such that movement of the transport medium through said second strip will bring the conversion reagent and cholesterol together to react to form said intermediate product; and
(g) non-diffusively bound reagent in the measurement region which reacts in the presence of said intermediate product to produce a detectable border related to the cholesterol or cholesterol ester level in said sample.
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Abstract
An assay for determining the cholesterol level in a sample involving a bibulous strip comprising a transfer region for transporting a transport medium from a transport medium source, a sample receiving region in fluid communication with the transfer region, and a measurement region in fluid communication with the sample receiving region, and a detectable signal reagent system comprising a catalytic agent or enzyme, unbound conversion reagent and bound reagent wherein the conversion reagent reacts with cholesterol to form an intermediate product and wherein the bound reagent reacts with the intermediate product in the presence of the catalytic agent or enzyme to produce a detectable border, in which the conversion reagent is placed in the transfer region of the strip or in a region of the strip between the sample receiving and measurement regions and the signal reagent is non-diffusively bound to the strip in the measurement region, and which upon contact with the sample and the transport medium results in the production of a detectable border in the measurement region which is related to the level of cholesterol in the sample.
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16 Claims
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1. A device for determining the cholesterol or cholesterol ester level in a sample, said device comprising:
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(a) a first bibulous strip comprising a transfer region for transporting a transport medium from a transport medium source, (b) a bibulous member comprising a sample receiving region; (c) a second bibulous strip comprising a conversion reagent region, (d) a third bibulous strip comprising a measurement region; wherein said sample receiving region is in fluid communication with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions, or can be moved into fluid transfer relationship with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions;
such that when said sample receiving region is moved into fluid transfer relationship with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions, said device further comprises;(e) means for moving said sample receiving region from a first site for receiving said sample to fluid transfer relationship with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions; (f) conversion reagent capable of reacting with cholesterol and cholesterol ester to form an intermediate product, said conversion reagent present on said second strip upstream from said measurement region, any additional conversion reagent being present on the sample receiving region, on the transfer region, or in said transport medium, such that movement of the transport medium through said second strip will bring the conversion reagent and cholesterol together to react to form said intermediate product; and (g) non-diffusively bound reagent in the measurement region which reacts in the presence of said intermediate product to produce a detectable border related to the cholesterol or cholesterol ester level in said sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for determining the cholesterol or cholesterol ester level in a sample, said device comprising:
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(a) a first bibulous strip comprising a transfer region for transporting a transport medium from a transport medium source; (b) a bibulous member comprising a sample receiving region; (c) a second bibulous strip comprising a conversion region; (d) a third bibulous strip comprising a measurement region; wherein said sample receiving region is in fluid communication with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions, or can be moved into fluid transfer relationship with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions;
such that when said sample receiving region is moved into fluid transfer relationship with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions, said device further comprises;(e) means for moving said sample receiving region from a first site for receiving said sample to fluid transfer relationship with said transfer, conversion, and measurement regions; (f) conversion reagent comprising cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase capable of reacting with cholesterol and cholesterol ester to form hydrogen peroxide, said conversion reagent being present on said second strip, said second strip being present in a region between the sample receiving and measurement regions such that movement of the transport medium through said second strip will bring the conversion reagent and cholesterol together to react to form an intermediate product; (g) non-diffusively bound reagent in the measurement region which reacts in the presence of said intermediate product to produce a detectable border related to the cholesterol or cholesterol ester level in said sample; and (h) means for providing a peroxidase agent capable of causing a reaction with said hydrogen peroxide, such that when said means for providing a peroxidase provides said peroxidase in said measurement region said peroxidase is non-diffusively bound throughout said measurement region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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