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US 12,631,633 B2Granted
Standardized assay tube and reagent cap
AssigneeAssaya LLC
InventorClas Sivertsen
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a test kit. The test kit includes an assay tube and a reagent cap. The assay tube includes a sample opening in the assay tube for receiving a sample and a lateral flow assay (“LFA”) test strip in the assay tube in communication with a sample opening. The reagent cap is designed to be placed over the assay tube and includes a buffer. When the reagent cap is placed over the sample opening of the assay tube the buffer is released over the sample to carry an analyte over the LFA test strip.
Claims20
A test kit, comprising:
- an assay tube including:
- a sample opening in the assay tube for receiving a sample;
- and
- a lateral flow assay (“LFA”) test strip in the assay tube and in communication with the sample opening;
- and
- a reagent cap for placing over the sample opening of the assay tube to close the sample opening of the assay tube, the reagent cap including a liquid buffer covered by a layer,
- wherein when the reagent cap is placed over the sample opening of the assay tube the layer is pierced, and the liquid buffer is released over the sample to carry an analyte over the LFA test strip.
4 more elements
A method of using a test kit comprising:
- receiving a sample at a sample opening in an assay tube, the assay tube including a lateral flow assay (“LFA”) test strip;
- closing the assay tube by placing a reagent cap over the sample opening, the reagent cap including a liquid buffer protected by a layer;
- piercing the layer protecting the liquid buffer when the reagent cap is placed over the sample opening of the assay tube, such that the liquid buffer is released over the sample to carry an analyte over the LFA test strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.