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US 2012/0238034 A1Published application
Diluent wells produced in card format for immunodiagnostic testing
AssigneeOrtho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
InventorsRaymond Francis Jakubowicz, William G. Atterbury, Douglas E. Boyd, Michael L. Marshall
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Abstract
An immunodiagnostic test card includes a flat planar member and at least one dilution chamber that is supported by the flat planar member. The at least one dilution chamber can be disposed adjacent chambers used for testing a patient sample that are provided on the immunodiagnostic test card or can be provided separately.
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An immunodiagnostic test card comprising:
- a flat planar support;
- and
- at least one dilution chamber that is supported by said flat planar support.
A method for diluting a patient sample prior to immunodiagnostic testing of said sample, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one diluent chamber in an immunodiagnostic test card, said card including a substantially flat planar member in which said at least one diluent chamber is supported by said substantially flat planar member;
- adding patient sample to said at least one diluent chamber;
- mixing said patient sample and said diluent;
- and
- withdrawing the diluted patient sample from said diluent chamber for testing thereof.
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