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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8129191 | Monitoring method and apparatus A device for remote management of patients suffering from heart failure and hypertension can measure one or more biomarker. The device aids in monitoring the efficacy and safety of treatment in such patients. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7980149 | Docking mechanism for a sensor cartridge A docking mechanism provided for analytical apparatus, such as an acoustic bio-sensor apparatus. The mechanism is operable releasably to receive a cartridge (58) for use in analysing a sample comprising a fluid and having a flow cell (104, 106; 304, 306 | 07/19/2011 |
| 7763475 | Measurement and use of molecular interactions The present invention is based on the realization that the bonds between a target molecule, or a target molecule attached to a particle, and a surface, can be ruptured by mechanically oscillating the surface at increasing amplitude, leading to detachment of the targ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7718443 | Assay device Disclosed is an assay device to determine the presence of at least one analyte of interest in a liquid sample, the device comprising means for generating a first signal (the ‘test’ signal) which indicates the presence and/or amount of analyte of interest in the ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7704753 | Devices and methods for analyte assays with built-in result reporting using recognizable symbols The present invention provides devices, methods and kits for detecting the presence of an analyte in a liquid sample and indicating to the user the presence or absence of the analyte through the formation of a recognizable symbol during the assay. In one embodiment,... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704702 | Test strip for lateral flow assays A test strip configured for the detection of an analyte in a fluid sample and methods for manufacturing and for using the same. The test strip comprises a first flow matrix and a second flow matrix sequentially arranged to form an interface therebetween. The first f... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7632460 | Test kits and devices A test kit for determining the presence of one or more analytes in a fluid sample, including an assay device together with a reading device which engages with the assay device and wherein precisely located engagement of the assay device with the reading device is es... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7629178 | Assays An analytical test device incorporating a dry porous carrier to which a liquid sample, eg. urine, suspected of containing an analyte such as HCG or LH can be applied indirectly, the device also incorporating a labelled specific binding reagent which is freely mobile... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7616315 | Assay devices and methods A device for determining an assay result may include a test strip, a light source system, a light detection system, and a processor. ... | 11/10/2009 |
| D602599 | Testing device | 10/20/2009 |
| 7591978 | Solid phase test device for sialidase assay A solid-phase test device and a method for the detection of sialidase activity in a fluid sample. The test device includes a solid support provided with a pre-deposited dry form of a sialidase detecting composition. The sialidase detecting composition includes a sia... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591791 | Diagnostic thimble A diagnostic device for performing a diagnostic blood test of a subject comprising a thimble-like element adapted to be engaged with the subject's finger, a puncturing unit for producing a blood sample from the subject's finger, and an at least one test element in f... | 09/22/2009 |
| D597216 | Diagnostic test device | 07/28/2009 |
| 7534393 | Fertility computing system and method A fertility determining system employing hormone level measuring apparatus on selected days in a menstrual cycle to determine the levels of analytes, i.e., estrone-3-glucuronide (“E3G”) and luteinizing hormone (“LH”), in early morning urine. The fertility/in... | 05/19/2009 |
| D592759 | Body fluid assay device | 05/19/2009 |
| 7459314 | Lateral flow immunoassay controls Rapid lateral flow immunoassays have an extensive history of use in both the clinical and home settings. These devices are used to test for a variety of analytes, such as drugs of abuse, hormones, proteins, urine or plasma components and the like. The present invent... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7438852 | Sample collection cup with integrated sample analysis system The present invention is directed to devices and methods for collecting liquid samples and of testing the sample for the presence of an analyte of interest and/or a physical property. In one embodiment the device is a urine cup having an interior for containing a li... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437913 | Method and device for analysing a liquid Novel methods and devices comprising magnetic particles for detecting or monitoring the coagulation state of a sample are provided. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| D576737 | Handheld medical test device with removable cap | 09/09/2008 |
| D575876 | Body fluid assay device | 08/26/2008 |
| D575877 | Body fluid assay device | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410768 | Test methods and devices A method and test device for differentiating between states of an analyte that can exist in different forms, such as follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). The method or test device uses a pair of specific binding agents, especially monoclonal antibodies, in two assays... | 08/12/2008 |
| D574966 | Body fluid assay device | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407813 | Assays An analytical test device incorporating a dry porous carrier to which a liquid sample, eg. urine, suspected of containing an analyte such as HCG or LH can be applied indirectly, the device also incorporating a labelled specific binding reagent which is freely mobile... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7384796 | Assays An analytical test device incorporating a dry porous carrier to which a liquid sample, eg. urine, suspected of containing an analyte such as HCG or LH can be applied indirectly, the device also incorporating a labelled specific binding reagent which is freely mobile... | 06/10/2008 |
| D571019 | Body fluid assay device | 06/10/2008 |
| D571020 | Body fluid assay device | 06/10/2008 |
| D570490 | Body fluid assay device | 06/03/2008 |
| 7317532 | Flow sensing for determination of assay results An assay result reading device for reading the result of an assay performed using a liquid transport carrier may include at least one light source capable of emitting light incident upon at least one of two or more spatially separated zones of the carrier, a photode... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315378 | Optical arrangement for assay reading device Disclosed, in one aspect, is an assay result reading device for reading the result of an assay performed using a test strip, the device comprising: a light source or sources, said light source/s emitting light incident upon at least two, spatially separated zones of... | 01/01/2008 |
| D557815 | Handheld medical test device with removable cap | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305896 | Capillary fill test device A device for receiving a sample of liquid, such as a sample of bodily liquid which is to be subjected to further analysis, may include a body having at least a major surface and a minor surface. A sample-receiving chamber may be located in the body and may have an i... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7244392 | Slide-in cassette for a cup for testing of drugs of abuse A specimen cup (100) has slide-in cassette (102) hermetically sealed in a chamber (104), with a outer partition being transparent. The cassette comprised chemical test strips (106) used to provide testing of drugs of abuse or other chemic... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239394 | Early determination of assay results A device for determining the result of an assay may include a computation circuit, responsive to a signal representing the amount of an analyte or the rate of accumulation of an analyte, to: compare the signal to a first threshold; compare the signal to a second thr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238537 | Assays An analytical test device incorporating a dry porous carrier to which a liquid sample, eg. urine, suspected of containing an analyte such as HCG or LH can be applied indirectly, the device also incorporating a labelled specific binding reagent which is freely mobile... | 07/03/2007 |
| RE39664 | Lateral flow chromatographic binding assay device The present invention relates to improved specific binding assay devices comprising a chromatographic medium including a reaction site at which a specific binding reagent is immobilized, a sample application well located adjacent to the chromatographic medium and of... | 05/29/2007 |
| D536798 | Handheld medical test device with removable cap | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153681 | Assay reagents and devices A reagent useful in immunoassays, comprising a direct particulate level co-sensitised with a specific binding agent having specificity for an analyte or analyte analogue and with a non-specific protein which can participate in a control reaction with another specifi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141212 | Reading devices and assay devices for use therewith A method of “reading” the result of an assay effected by concentrating a detectable material in a comparatively small zone of a carrier in the form of a strip, sheet or layer through the thickness of which electromagnetic radiation such as visible light is trans... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138269 | Microflow system for particle separation and analysis A micro flow system is provided for separating particles, comprising a microfabricated member having a flow channel (5) defined therein for guiding a flow of a fluid containing the particles through the flow channel, first inlet means (2) positioned at... | 11/21/2006 |
