Patent ID: 7691644
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: C12Q,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for the detection of multiple analytes in a fluid sample comprising a matrix defining an axial flow path, the matrix comprising: i) a sample receiving zone at an upstream end of the flow path that receives the fluid sample, ii) a label zone positioned within the flow path and downstream from the sample receiving zone, said label zone comprising a first labeled reagent and a second labeled reagent, each of said labeled reagents capable of binding an analyte to form a labeled analyte and mobilizable in the presence of fluid sample, iii) at least two test zones positioned within the flow path and downstream from the label zone, wherein each of the at least two test zones contain means which permit the restraint of a different labeled analyte or combination of labeled analytes in each test zone, and iv) one or more control zones positioned within the flow path and downstream from the label zone, wherein at least one of the one or more control zones is positioned between two of the at least two test zones.