Enzyme immunoassay device
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1. An enzyme immunoassay device for use in determining the presence of an analyte in a sample which comprises:
- i) a planar support comprising an upper surface and a lower surface and further comprising a fold means defining a first and a second support half by which the upper surface of the device may be folded together along said means;
ii) a first opening in the first support half (a) spaced a defined distance from the fold means, (b) extending through the support, and (c) defining a sample well comprising an interior being opened at the lower surface of the support and closed at the upper surface of the support with a closure comprising a conjugate pad of negligible liquid absorptive qualities facing the interior of the sample well, said conjugate pad containing a mobilizable immunoreactant comprising said analyte conjugated to an enzyme; and
an antibody pad having greater liquid absorptivity than said conjugate pad, comprising an immobilized antibody that specifically binds to said analyte, and located axial to the conjugate pad and at the upper surface of the support; and
iii) a second opening located at the upper surface of the second support half (a) spaced an equal distance to the first opening from the fold means, (b) extending partially through the support, and (c) containing a readout pad comprising a chromophoric indicator means that reacts with said enzyme to produce a color change, and wherein the antibody and readout pads will be in contact with each other when the support is folded along the fold means.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an enzyme reagent ticket for conducting diagnostic or serological tests. More particularly, the present invention relates to an enzyme reagent device which allows for a low-cost, disposable, rapid and convenient system for use in the determination of various components in test fluids, and to a diagnostic kit including the device according to the present invention for conducting certain immunochemical, diagnostic or serological testing.
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22 Claims
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1. An enzyme immunoassay device for use in determining the presence of an analyte in a sample which comprises:
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i) a planar support comprising an upper surface and a lower surface and further comprising a fold means defining a first and a second support half by which the upper surface of the device may be folded together along said means; ii) a first opening in the first support half (a) spaced a defined distance from the fold means, (b) extending through the support, and (c) defining a sample well comprising an interior being opened at the lower surface of the support and closed at the upper surface of the support with a closure comprising a conjugate pad of negligible liquid absorptive qualities facing the interior of the sample well, said conjugate pad containing a mobilizable immunoreactant comprising said analyte conjugated to an enzyme; and
an antibody pad having greater liquid absorptivity than said conjugate pad, comprising an immobilized antibody that specifically binds to said analyte, and located axial to the conjugate pad and at the upper surface of the support; andiii) a second opening located at the upper surface of the second support half (a) spaced an equal distance to the first opening from the fold means, (b) extending partially through the support, and (c) containing a readout pad comprising a chromophoric indicator means that reacts with said enzyme to produce a color change, and wherein the antibody and readout pads will be in contact with each other when the support is folded along the fold means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An enzyme immunoassay device for use in determining the presence of an analyte in a sample which comprises:
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i) a planar support comprising an upper surface and a lower surface and further comprising a fold means defining two halves of the support and by which the upper surface of the support halves may be folded upon itself; ii) (a) a first opening in the first half of the support spaced a defined distance from the fold means and extending through the support, (b) a conjugate pad containing a mobilizable immunoreactant comprising said analyte conjugated to an enzyme, said pad having negligible liquid absorptive qualities and located within said opening and at the lower surface of the support, and (c) an antibody pad having greater liquid absorptivity than said conjugate pad and having an immobilized antibody that specifically binds to said analyte and located at the upper surface of the support and axial to the conjugate pad; iii) a readout pad comprising a chromophoric indicator means that reacts with said enzyme to produce a color change located at the upper surface of the second half of the support and equal in size to the opening in the first half and spaced equally to the first half opening from the fold means, and wherein said readout pad and said first opening are coplanar to a plane passing at right angles through said support and said fold means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An enzyme immunoassay device for use in determining the presence of an analyte in a sample which comprises:
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i) a planar support comprising an upper surface and a lower surface and having first, second and third sections defined by a first fold means between said first and second sections, and a second fold means between said second and third sections, by which the upper surfaces of each section may be folded along said means upon its adjacent section; ii) a first opening in said first section spaced a defined first distance from said first fold means and partially extending through the support;
said opening containing a conjugate pad of negligible liquid absorptive qualities and containing a mobilizable immunoreactant comprising said analyte conjugated to an enzyme;iii) a second opening in said second section spaced a defined second distance from said first fold means equal to said first distance, said opening partially extending through said support and containing an antibody pad having greater liquid absorptivity than said conjugate pad and comprising an immobilized antibody that specifically binds to said analyte; iv) a third opening in said third section spaced a defined third distance from said second fold means equal to said second distance, said third opening extending partially through said support and containing a readout pad having a chromophoric indicator means that undergoes a color change in the presence of said analyte conjugated to said enzyme; and said first second and third openings being aligned along a common axis so that when said first and second sections are folded along said first fold means said first and second openings will coincide with each other, and so that when said second and third sections are folded along said second fold means said second and third openings will coincide with each other.
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19. An enzyme immunoassay to determine the presence of an analyte in a liquid sample which comprises:
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(A) placing said sample in contact with a conjugate pad carried by an enzyme immunoassay device which comprises; i) a planar support comprising an upper surface and a lower surface and having first, second and third sections defined by a first fold means between said first and second sections, and a second fold means between said second and third sections, by which the upper surfaces of each section may be folded along said means upon its adjacent section; ii) a first opening in said first section spaced a defined first distance from said first fold means and partially extending through the support;
said opening containing a conjugate pad of negligible liquid absorptive qualities and containing a mobilizable immunoreactant comprising said analyte conjugated to an enzyme;iii) a second opening in said second section spaced a defined second distance from said first fold means equal to said first distance, said opening partially extending through said support and containing an antibody pad having greater liquid absorptivity than said conjugate pad and comprising an immobilized antibody that specifically binds to said analyte; iv) a third opening in said third section spaced a defined third distance from said second fold means equal to said second distance, said third opening extending partially through said support and containing a readout pad having a chromophoric indicator means that undergoes a color change in the presence of said analyte conjugated to said enzyme; and said first, second and third openings being aligned along a common axis so that when said first and second sections are folded along said first fold means said first and second openings will coincide with each other, and so that when said second and third sections are folded along said second fold means said second and third openings will coincide with each other; (B) folding said first and second sections along said first fold means to bring said conjugate and antibody pads together and expressing said liquid from said conjugate pad to said antibody pad; (C) folding said second and third sections along said second fold means to bring said antibody and readout pads together and expressing said liquid from said conjugate pad to said readout pad; and (D) determining the presence or absence of a color change of said readout pad.
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20. A method for manufacturing an enzyme immunoassay device for use in determining the presence of an analyte in a sample which comprises:
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i) providing a sheet stock of support material comprising (a) an upper and lower surface, (b) fold means defining said support into two halves, and (c) providing an opening extending through one of said halves defined by said fold means; ii) providing a first pad having negligible liquid absorptive qualities and having a mobilizable immunoreactant comprising an enzyme conjugated to said analyte and placing said first pad into said first opening at the lower surface of the support; iii) providing a second pad having greater liquid absorptivity than said first pad and having an immobilized antibody capable of specifically binding to said analyte supported thereon and placing said second pad into said opening at the upper surface of the support; and iv) providing a third pad having a chromophoric indicator means comprising a substrate reactive in the presence of the enzyme of said immunoreactant in said first pad and placing said third pad at the upper surface of said stock. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method for manufacturing an enzyme immunoassay device for use in determining the presence of an analyte in a sample which comprises:
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i) providing a sheet stock of support material comprising an upper and lower surface, ii) providing fold means in said material dividing said material into a first half and a second half, and further providing an opening extending through said first half of said material; iii) locating a first pad with negligible liquid absorptive qualities and having a mobilizable immunoreactant comprising the analyte conjugated to an enzyme in said first opening at the lower surface of the support to form a sample chamber with the interior walls of said opening; iv) providing a second pad having greater liquid absorptivity than said first pad and having an immobilized antibody capable of specifically binding to said analyte thereon, and placing said second pad in overlay contact with said first pad; and v) placing a third pad having a chromophoric indicator means that will undergo a color change in the presence of said immunoreactant, said chromophoric means being placed at the upper surface of the second support half and corresponding in size to the size of the second pad and spaced an equal distance to the opening in the first support half from the fold means, wherein said second and third pad will be in contact with each other when the device is folded along the fold means.
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