Non-precipitating bodily fluid analysis system
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1. A method of determining a characteristic of high density lipoprotein (HDL) from a plurality of analytes in a bodily fluid, said method comprising:
- providing said bodily fluid containing HDL and one or more non-selected analytes;
providing a dry test strip having a well with porous layers within said well that allow said analytes to pass creating a vertical column of said analytes having a defined volume;
applying said bodily fluid to said well in said dry test strip; and
reacting HDL in the bodily fluid with a reactant in said dry test strip to provide an indication of said characteristic while preventing said one or more non-selected analytes from participating in said reaction, without precipitating said one or more non-selected analytes.
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A bodily fluid analyzer including a dry test strip impregnated with a reagent providing a non-precipitating reaction to exclude non-desired analytes. The reagent complexes the non-desired analytes so they remain in solution but cannot participate in the test reaction. Red blood cells are removed from the detection area by slowing their vertical movement and stopping flow when the detection membrane is saturated.
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1. A method of determining a characteristic of high density lipoprotein (HDL) from a plurality of analytes in a bodily fluid, said method comprising:
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providing said bodily fluid containing HDL and one or more non-selected analytes; providing a dry test strip having a well with porous layers within said well that allow said analytes to pass creating a vertical column of said analytes having a defined volume; applying said bodily fluid to said well in said dry test strip; and reacting HDL in the bodily fluid with a reactant in said dry test strip to provide an indication of said characteristic while preventing said one or more non-selected analytes from participating in said reaction, without precipitating said one or more non-selected analytes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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