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Combined visual/fluorescence analyte detection test

  • US 8,470,608 B2
  • Filed: 06/10/2009
  • Issued: 06/25/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of running an assay on a sample, comprising the steps of:

  • a) transferring the sample to a sample analysis device, wherein the sample analysis device comprises a plurality of labels visible to an unaided eye and a plurality of fluorescing elements, wherein the labels and the fluorescing elements are each coupled with at least one specific binding partner for a target in the sample; and

    b) analyzing the sample for a presence of at least one target, comprising the substeps of,i) determining if a label is visible to the unaided eye at a test zone of the sample analysis device; and

    ii) if a visibility of the label is indeterminate, casting a fluorescent light source on the test zone to determine whether a result is positive using fluorescence.

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