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US Patent No. 9,797,898 Methods and devices for using mucolytic agents including N-acetyl cysteine (NAC)
Methods and devices for using mucolytic agents including N-acetyl cysteine (NAC)
Patent No. 9,797,898
Term Extension: 1,114 days
Inventors: Babu; Uma Mahesh (Bradenton, FL), Sambursky; Robert P. (Bradenton, FL)
Devices and methods incorporate mucolytic agents into a point-of-care testing device. The sample is loaded, and then the sample travels until it encounters one or more lysis agents and/or mucolytic agents. The mucolytic agent is preferably pre-loaded onto the collection device. In a preferred embodiment, the mucolytic agent is localized between the sample application zone and the conjugate zone. In embodiments with a sample compressor, one or more mucolytic agents may be pre-loaded and dried on the sample compressor, the sample collector, in various locations on the test strip, or in the running buffer.
This application claims one or more inventions which were disclosed in Provisional Application No. 61/481,907, filed May 3, 2011, entitled "METHODS AND DEVICES FOR USING MUCOLYTIC AGENTS INCLUDING N-ACETYL CYSTEINE (NAC)". The benefit under 35 USC.sctn.119(e) of the United States provisional application is hereby claimed, and the aforementioned application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
This application is also a continuation in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 12/502,662, filed Jul. 14, 2009, entitled "IN SITU LYSIS OF CELLS IN LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOASSAYS", which claims one or more inventions which were disclosed in Provisional Application No. 61/080,879, filed Jul. 15, 2008, entitled "LATERAL FLOW NUCLEIC ACID DETECTOR", Provisional Application No. 61/098,935, filed Sep. 22, 2008, entitled "IN SITU LYSIS OF CELLS IN LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOASSAYS", and Provisional Application No. 61/179,059, filed May 18, 2009, entitled "METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMBINED DETECTION OF VIRAL AND BACTERIAL INFECTIONS", and which is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 12/469,207, filed May 20, 2009, entitled "NANOPARTICLES IN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS", which claimed priority from Provisional Application No. 61/071,833, filed May 20, 2008, entitled "NANOPARTICLES IN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS" and application Ser. No. 12/481,631, filed Jun. 10, 2009, entitled "COMBINED VISUAL/FLUORESCENCE ANALYTE DETECTION TEST", which claimed priority from Provisional Application No. 61/060,258, filed Jun. 10, 2008, entitled "COMBINED VISUAL/FLUORESCENCE ANALYTE DETECTION TEST".
This application is also a continuation in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 12/958,454, filed Dec. 2, 2010, entitled "MULTIPLANAR LATERAL FLOW ASSAY WITH SAMPLE COMPRESSOR", which claims one or more inventions which were disclosed in Provisional Application No. 61/266,641, filed Dec. 4, 2009, entitled "LATERAL FLOW NUCLEIC ACID DETECTOR", Provisional Application No. 61/331,966, filed May 6, 2010, entitled "MULTIPLANAR LATERAL FLOW ASSAY WITH SAMPLE COMPRESSOR", Provisional Application No. 61/352,093, filed Jun. 7, 2010, entitled "LATERAL FLOW ASSAYS", and Provisional Application No. 61/392,981, filed Oct. 14, 2010, entitled "MULTIPLANAR LATERAL FLOW ASSAY WITH SAMPLE COMPRESSOR".
The benefit under 35 USC.sctn.119(e) of the United States provisional applications is hereby claimed, and the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference.