Patent ID: 11921109
Assignee: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 1:
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detection of a second analyte in the liquid sample
wherein in step (b) the liquid suspension of conjugated microspheres further comprises second microspheres conjugated to a first binding agent that binds the second analyte;
wherein in step (d) the labeled second binding agent comprises a second labeled second analyte-binding agent that binds to the second analyte, resulting in formation of a first population of microspheres coated with first labeled second analyte-binding agent that binds first analyte and a second population of microspheres coated with second labeled second binding agent that binds second analyte;
wherein step (e) further comprises detecting an amount of second microsphere-bound second label on individual second microspheres as they flow through the second microscale mixing channel or after they exit the second microscale mixing channel and enter a translucent detector region; and
wherein step (f) further comprises determining a concentration of the second analyte in the liquid sample based on a previously determined correlation between the amount of second microsphere-bound second label and concentration of the second analyte.