Patent ID: 7090803

Claim:
A lateral flow immunoassay device comprising: a housing including means for holding a test sample collector with a test sample contained within said collector; an elongated holder member securing at least one immunoassay test strip therein; a first chamber containing a first, pre-treatment reagent; a second chamber containing a second reagent; means for contacting the test sample with said pre-treatment reagent and allowing said test sample to mix with said first reagent and to form a mixture; means for combining said second reagent with said mixture in the second chamber and allowing said mixture to react with said second reagent for a period of time prior to contacting the mixture and second reagent combination with at least one immunoassay test strip; means for holding said elongated holder member at a position spaced from the second chamber until said elongated holder member is activated; and means for allowing the mixture and second reagent combination to contact said at least one immunoassay test strip.