Patent ID: 7932099

Claim:
A kit for detecting analytes comprising: (a) a lateral flow test device comprising a bibulous strip and an upstream chamber having at least one compartment containing a releasable wash buffer, the bibulous strip comprising: (i) a sample application zone, (ii) a detection zone comprising one or more discrete oligonucleotide bands non-diffusively bound to said strip, and (iii) a control zone; and (b) a sample collection device independent of said test device, the sample collection device housing reagents for an immunoassay, the reagents comprising a first conjugate and a second conjugate for each of said analytes; (i) each said first conjugate comprising a specific binding partner for its analyte, and an oligonucleotide having a sequence complementary to an oligonucleotide of one of said discrete bands; and (ii) each said second conjugate comprising a specific binding partner for its analyte, and a label.