Liquid supply device and analytical test device
First Claim
1. A liquid supply device for transporting a liquid to a predetermined portion, comprising:
- a liquid container for holding a liquid therein, which comprises an opening,a sealing sheet member which is impermeable but rupturable and seals said opening of said container, andan absorbent material which is capable of transporting said liquid by capillary action, said absorbent material being disposed on said sealing sheet member, out of contact with said liquid when said sealing sheet member is not ruptured, while when said sealing sheet member is ruptured and said absorbent material is brought into contact with said liquid, part of said absorbent material being continuously held within said liquid and transporting said liquid to said predetermined position.
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Abstract
A liquid supply device for transporting a liquid to a predetermined portion includes a liquid container for holding a liquid therein, which has an opening, a sealing sheet member which is impermeable but rupturable and seals the opening of the container, and an absorbent material which is capable of transporting the liquid by capillary action, the absorbent material being disposed on the sealing sheet member, out of contact with the liquid when the sealing sheet member is not ruptured, while when the sealing sheet member is ruptured and the absorbent material is brought into contact with the liquid, part of the absorbent material being continuously held within the liquid and transporting the liquid to the predetermined position. An analytical test device using the above liquid supply device is provided, which may be used, for instance, immunoassay.
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13 Claims
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1. A liquid supply device for transporting a liquid to a predetermined portion, comprising:
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a liquid container for holding a liquid therein, which comprises an opening, a sealing sheet member which is impermeable but rupturable and seals said opening of said container, and an absorbent material which is capable of transporting said liquid by capillary action, said absorbent material being disposed on said sealing sheet member, out of contact with said liquid when said sealing sheet member is not ruptured, while when said sealing sheet member is ruptured and said absorbent material is brought into contact with said liquid, part of said absorbent material being continuously held within said liquid and transporting said liquid to said predetermined position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An analytical test device comprising:
a liquid supply device for transporting liquid to a predetermined portion, comprising; a) a liquid container for holding a liquid therein, which comprises an opening, b) a sealing sheet member which is impermeable but rupturable and seals said opening of said liquid container, and c) an analytical test strip comprising an absorbent material, which is capable of transporting said liquid by capillary action, said analytical test strip being disposed on said sealing sheet member, out of contact with said liquid when said sealing sheet member is not ruptured, while when said sealing sheet member is ruptured and said analytical test strip is brought into contact with said liquid, part of said test strip being continuously held within said liquid and transporting said liquid to said predetermined position, a test sample application portion to which a test sample which may contain a test substance to be detected is applied so that said test sample is brought into contact with said liquid which is transported by said analytical test strip, and a detecting portion for detecting a predetermined condition of said test sample in contact with one or more reagents applied to said analytical test strip at a predetermined portion upstream of said detecting portion and carried thereto by said liquid. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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