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Lateral flow assay device and absorbent article containing same

  • US 7,846,383 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2006
  • Issued: 12/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A diagnostic test kit for detecting the presence or amount of at least one of bilirubin and urobilinogen within a test sample, the diagnostic test kit comprising:

  • a lateral flow assay device, the lateral flow assay device including;

    a chromatographic medium defining a detection zone within which an indicator reagent is non-diffusively immobilized, wherein the indicator reagent is capable of reacting with bilirubin or urobilinogen to generate a detection signal, wherein a reagent zone is positioned upstream from the detection zone within which is diffusively immobilized a component that facilitates the reaction of the indicator reagent with bilirubin or urobilinogen; and

    an absorbent material that receives the test sample after flowing through the chromatographic medium.

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