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US 12,339,278 B2Granted
Lateral flow assay housing with integrated sample and buffer solution delivery and measurement
Assignee2Pi-Sigma Corp.
InventorsMehdi Hatamian, Mehrtash Ghalebi
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Abstract
A lateral flow assay (LFA) device includes a capillary pad and a sample port that holds the sample fluid before a hole is made in a cavity surface of the sample port. The LFA device includes a breaker with a tip to make a hole in the cavity wall of the sample port causing the sample fluid held inside the compartment to be applied to the capillary pad after the start of a test.
Claims21
A lateral flow assay device, comprising:
- a capillary pad configured to:
- receive a blood sample;
- and
- move the blood sample by capillary action;
- a test line for determining whether the blood sample comprises a target analyte;
- a housing encompassing the capillary pad and the test line,
- a sample port configured to receive the blood sample;
- wherein the sample port comprises a rim raising above a surface of the housing,
- wherein the sample port is located at an edge of the housing such that a portion of the rim of the sample port is close to a side wall of the housing;
- wherein the rim of the sample port is configured to apply a quantity of blood to the sample port when a punctured fingertip of a person is pressed against the rim of the sample port.
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