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Quantitative analysis apparatus and method
Assignee: Surmodics Inc
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Filing: 1983-02-23
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Granted: 1991-12-17
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Expires: 2003-02-23
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for the quantitative determination of an analyte in a liquid employs a liquid-permeable solid medium defining a liquid flow path. The medium includes a number of reaction-containing reaction zones spaced apart along the flow path and in which reaction occurs with the analyte or an analyte derivative (e.g., a labeled analyte) to result in the formation of a predetermined product. Detector means are employed to detect analyte, analyte derivatives, reactant or predetermined product in the reaction zones, the number of such zones in which such detection occurs indicating the amount of analyte in the liquid.
Inventors
- 👤 Melvin J. Swanson
- 👤 Patrick E. Guire
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 20:59
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; G01N33/54366; G01N33/54386; G01N33/54387; G01N33/54388; G01N33/54389; G01N33/54391; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/805; Y10S435/81; Y10S435/968; Y10S435/97; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/805; Y10S436/807; Y10S436/81; Y10S436/815
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A method for the analysis of an analyte in a test solution comprising the steps of: (a) non-diffusively immobilizing in each of a predetermined number of successive, spaced reaction zones of a liquid permeable medium a reactant capable of reacting with the analyte to form a predetermined product; (b) flowing said solution along the medium and sequentially through the reaction zones; and (c) detecting the presence of analyte, said reactant or said predetermined product in the reaction zones, wherein the number of zones in which detection occurs is related to the amount of analyte in the solution.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
97 words
A method for the analysis of an analyte in a test solution comprising the steps of: (a) non-diffusively immobilizing in each of a predetermined number of successive, spaced reaction zones of a liquid permeable medium a reactant capable of reacting with the analyte to form a predetermined product; (b) flowing said solution along the medium and sequentially through the reaction zones; and (c) detecting the presence of analyte, said reactant or said predetermined product in the reaction zones, wherein the number of zones in which detection occurs is related to the amount of analyte in the solution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising reacting an indicator with the analyte, said reactant or said predetermined product to facilitate detection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the analyte and the reactant are members of a ligand-antiligand binding pair.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the reactant is an antibody specific to said analyte.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the reactant is an antigen specific to said analyte.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the reaction between said analyte and said reactant renders the analyte, said reactant or said predetermined product nondetectable.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 3 further comprising reacting the analyte, said reactant or said predetermined product with a second ligand-antiligand binding pair member, wherein said second ligand-antiligand binding pair member is attached to a detectable label, and wherein said detecting step comprises detecting the presence of said label.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the label is an enzyme or radioisotope.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said label is an enzyme, wherein the reaction zones include an non-diffusively immobilized second enzyme, and wherein the product of one enzyme is a substrate for the other enzyme.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of suppressing the detection of trace amounts of analyte.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for the analysis of an analyte which is a member of a ligand-antiligand binding pair in a test solution comprising the steps of: (a) non-diffusively immobilizing in each of a predetermined number of successive, spaced reaction zones of a liquid permeable medium a reactant with which the analyte and an analyte derivative competitively react to form a predetermined product; (b) flowing said solution along the medium and sequentially through the reaction zones; and (c) detecting the presence of the analyte, said analyte derivative, said reactant or said predetermined product in the reaction zones, wherein the number of zones in which detection occurs is related to the amount of analyte in the solution.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
114 words
A method for the analysis of an analyte which is a member of a ligand-antiligand binding pair in a test solution comprising the steps of: (a) non-diffusively immobilizing in each of a predetermined number of successive, spaced reaction zones of a liquid permeable medium a reactant with which the analyte and an analyte derivative competitively react to form a predetermined product; (b) flowing said solution along the medium and sequentially through the reaction zones; and (c) detecting the presence of the analyte, said analyte derivative, said reactant or said predetermined product in the reaction zones, wherein the number of zones in which detection occurs is related to the amount of analyte in the solution.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said reactant is an antibody specific for the analyte.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said reactant is an antigen specific for the analyte.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 11, wherein the analyte derivative comprises analyte attached to a label, and wherein said detecting step comprises detecting the presence of said label.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 14, wherein said label is an enzyme or radioisotope.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 14, wherein said label is an enzyme, wherein said reaction zones include an non-diffusively immobilized second enzyme, and wherein the product of one enzyme is a substrate for the other.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of suppressing the detection of trace amounts of analyte.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 11, wherein the liquid carrier is milk, the analyte is penicillin and the reactant is an anti-penicillin antibody.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 18 wherein the analyte derivative comprises an enzyme-labeled penicillin.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
122 words
A method for the quantitative analysis of an analyte which is a member of a ligand-antiligane binding pair in a test solution comprising the steps of: (a) providing a liquid-permeable solid medium defining a flow path and having a predetermined number of successive, spaced reaction zones in the path of flow, the reaction zones having non-diffusively immobilized therein the other member of said binding pair that is capable of binding to the analyte to form a predetermined product; flowing said solution along the flow path and sequentially through the spaced reaction zone; and detecting the presence of analyte in the reaction zones, wherein the number of zones in which such detection occurs is related to the amount of analyte in the solution.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
122 words
A method for the quantitative analysis of an analyte which is a member of a ligand-antiligane binding pair in a test solution comprising the steps of: (a) providing a liquid-permeable solid medium defining a flow path and having a predetermined number of successive, spaced reaction zones in the path of flow, the reaction zones having non-diffusively immobilized therein the other member of said binding pair that is capable of binding to the analyte to form a predetermined product; flowing said solution along the flow path and sequentially through the spaced reaction zone; and detecting the presence of analyte in the reaction zones, wherein the number of zones in which such detection occurs is related to the amount of analyte in the solution.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 20 including the step of suppressing the detection of trace amounts of analyte.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for the analysis of an analyte which is a member of a ligand-antiligand binding pair in a test solution comprising the steps of: (a) providing a non-diffusively immobilized reactant in each of one or more reaction zones spaced successively along a flow path defined by a liquid permeable medium, wherein said reactant is the other member of said binding pair and is capable of binding with the analyte to form a predetermined product; (b) flowing said solution along the medium and sequentially through the reaction zone(s); and (c) detecting the presence of analyte, said reactant or said predetermined product in the reaction zone(s), wherein the number of zones in which detection occurs is related to the persence of analyte in the solution.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for the analysis of an analyte which is a member of a ligand-antiligand binding pair in a test solution comprising the steps of: (a) providing a non-diffusively immobilized reactant in each of one or more reaction zones spaced successively along a flow path defined by a liquid permeable medium, wherein said reactant is the other member of said binding pair and is capable of binding with the analyte to form a predetermined product; (b) flowing said solution along the medium and sequentially through the reaction zone(s); and (c) detecting the presence of analyte, said reactant or said predetermined product in the reaction zone(s), wherein the number of zones in which detection occurs is related to the persence of analyte in the solution.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 22 wherein one of the members of the ligand-antiligand binding pair is labeled with a chemical moiety, and wherein said detecting step comprises detecting the presence of said chemical moiety.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 23 wherein the chemical moiety includes an enzyme.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 23 wherein the chemical moiety is a radioisotope.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
184 words
A method for the analysis of an analyte which is a member of a ligand-antiligand binding pair in a test solution comprising the steps of: providing a liquid-permeable solid medium defining a flow path for the movement of the analyte and having a zone for the application of the solution to said medium and at least one reaction zone; said reaction zone having non-diffusively immobilized therein a predetermined amount of a reactant that is the other of said ligand-antiligand binding pair and that is capable of binding to the analyte to form a predetermined product; reacting the analyte, said reactant or said predetermined product with a second ligand-antiligand binding pair member, wherein said second ligand-antiligand binding pair member is attached to a detectable label; flowing said solution along the flow path and sequentially through the application zone and the reaction zone; and detecting the presence of said label in the reaction zone, wherein detection occurs in the reaction zone only if analyte is present in the test solution in a predetermined amount and wherein said detecting step comprises detecting the presence of said label.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
184 words
A method for the analysis of an analyte which is a member of a ligand-antiligand binding pair in a test solution comprising the steps of: providing a liquid-permeable solid medium defining a flow path for the movement of the analyte and having a zone for the application of the solution to said medium and at least one reaction zone; said reaction zone having non-diffusively immobilized therein a predetermined amount of a reactant that is the other of said ligand-antiligand binding pair and that is capable of binding to the analyte to form a predetermined product; reacting the analyte, said reactant or said predetermined product with a second ligand-antiligand binding pair member, wherein said second ligand-antiligand binding pair member is attached to a detectable label; flowing said solution along the flow path and sequentially through the application zone and the reaction zone; and detecting the presence of said label in the reaction zone, wherein detection occurs in the reaction zone only if analyte is present in the test solution in a predetermined amount and wherein said detecting step comprises detecting the presence of said label.
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