Patent ID: 9404911
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A laminated analyte assay device, comprising: a support strip and an overlamina in contact with the support strip, wherein said overlamina is embossed to form one or more recesses between the support strip and the overlamina, and the support strip and overlamina are bonded together at surfaces other than said recesses; an assay strip comprising at least one reagent for detecting an analyte present in a sample, the assay strip positioned in one of said one or more recesses, for fluid communication with a sample opening in the overlamina for receiving the sample, wherein the overlamina is embossed to form a well or recess at said sample opening, and further includes a separate viewing opening, for viewing at least a portion of the assay strip, and the well or recess being sized to hold a preselected volume of a sample, where the preselected volume of sample is sufficient to saturate the assay strip without over-filling the recess that the assay strip is positioned in.