Patent ID: 9176126
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61B,G01N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting an analyte in a bodily fluid from a subject, comprising: a) providing a fluidic device comprising a cartridge, said cartridge comprising a sample collection unit and an assay assembly, wherein said sample collection unit is configured to collect a sample of bodily fluid from said subject, and wherein said assay assembly comprises at least one reaction site containing a reactant adapted to reacts with said analyte; b) metering a predetermined portion of said sample to be assayed in said sample collection unit; c) allowing said predetermined portion of sample to react with assay reagents contained within said assay assembly to yield a signal indicative of the presence of said analyte in said sample; and d) detecting said signal generated from said analyte collected in said sample of bodily fluid.