Patent ID: 8609433
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: B01L,G01N,Y02A,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lateral flow device for detecting an analyte in a sample comprising: a sample compressor comprising a pad; a sample collector comprising a sample collection portion for collection of the sample; a lateral flow chromatographic test strip comprising a sample application zone and a test zone laterally downstream from the sample application zone; a conjugate comprising a first binding partner for the analyte and a label; a second binding partner for the analyte; a first control binding partner located on the pad of the sample compressor; and the lateral flow chromatographic test strip further comprising a control zone comprising a second control binding partner immobilized in the control zone, wherein the first control binding partner is a binding partner for the second control binding partner wherein the sample compressor, the sample collector, and the lateral flow chromatographic test strip form a vertical stack to apply the sample to the lateral flow chromatographic test strip by compression; and wherein the sample collector is located between the sample compressor and the lateral flow chromatographic test strip in the vertical stack.