Diagnostic sanitary test strip
First Claim
1. A diagnostic sanitary test strip device having a unitary construction for measuring an analyte of interest in a heterogeneous fluid sample, said test strip comprising:
- no more than two operative layers, one of said no more than two operative layers comprising a reaction membrane containing a reagent capable of reacting with the analyte of interest to produce a measurable change in said membrane;
said test strip further comprising;
an upper support layer defining a sample receiving port for receiving the fluid sample thereat;
one or more structures for directing the sample containing the analyte of interest through at least a portion of said reaction membrane; and
a lower support layer having a reaction viewing port in vertical alignment with said membrane for displaying said measurable change, said lower support layer being associated with said upper support layer to secure said reaction membrane in said test strip.
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Abstract
An improved multi-layered diagnostic sanitary test strip for receiving a heterogenous fluid, such as whole blood, to test for presence and/or amount of a suspected analyte in the fluid by facilitating a color change in the strip corresponding to the amount of the analyte in the fluid, wherein the test strip includes fluid volume control dams to prevent spillage of the fluid from the strip and a chemical reagent solution that facilitates end-point testing. The improved test strip comprises no more than two operative layers and: (a) a reaction membrane containing a reagent capable of reacting with the analyte of interest to produce a measurable change in said membrane; (b) an upper support layer defining a sample receiving port for receiving the fluid sample thereat; (c) one or more structures for directing the sample containing the analyte of interest through at least a portion of said reaction membrane; and (d) a lower support layer having a reaction viewing port in vertical alignment with said membrane for displaying said measurable change, said lower support being associated with said upper support to secure said reaction membrane in said test strip.
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1. A diagnostic sanitary test strip device having a unitary construction for measuring an analyte of interest in a heterogeneous fluid sample, said test strip comprising:
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no more than two operative layers, one of said no more than two operative layers comprising a reaction membrane containing a reagent capable of reacting with the analyte of interest to produce a measurable change in said membrane;
said test strip further comprising;
an upper support layer defining a sample receiving port for receiving the fluid sample thereat;
one or more structures for directing the sample containing the analyte of interest through at least a portion of said reaction membrane; and
a lower support layer having a reaction viewing port in vertical alignment with said membrane for displaying said measurable change, said lower support layer being associated with said upper support layer to secure said reaction membrane in said test strip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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