Global Patent Index - EP 1131632 A2

EP 1131632 A2 20010912 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING A BIOLOGIC SAMPLE

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING A BIOLOGIC SAMPLE

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ANALYSE EINER BIOLOGISCHEN PROBE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE D'ANALYSE D'UN ECHANTILLON BIOLOGIQUE

Publication

EP 1131632 A2 20010912 (EN)

Application

EP 99972308 A 19991112

Priority

  • CA 9901079 W 19991112
  • CA 2254223 A 19981116
  • US 33573299 A 19990618

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0029847A2] A device for separating fluid from a biologic sample when the sample has a fluid and non-fluid component. The device is a point-of-care device through which data may be electronically collected and electronically transmitted for further evaluation. A method for separating fluid from a biologic sample is provided wherein the method comprises the step of bringing the fluid sample in fluid contact with the microspheres such that the fluid component moves by capillary action between the microspheres along capillary channels formed by the spaces between the spheres and leaving, for example, a cellular fraction behind. In the device of the present invention, the step of separating the fluid may be combined with other assay techniques for detecting and/or measuring one or more analytes which may be present in the fluid sample such as immunoassays and chromatographic assays. These may be further combined with groups of microspheres for use in the analyte detection step as well as the separation step whereby the microspheres act as labels for the analyte or as a source of label for the analyte.

IPC 1-7

G01N 33/53; B01L 3/00

IPC 8 full level

G01N 33/483 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/10 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); G01N 37/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01L 3/502753 (2013.01); G01N 1/4077 (2013.01); G01N 33/491 (2013.01); G01N 33/5002 (2013.01); G01N 33/54366 (2013.01); B01L 3/5023 (2013.01); B01L 2200/025 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2300/045 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0654 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0825 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2300/168 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0029847A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0029847 A2 20000525; WO 0029847 A3 20000908; AU 1144000 A 20000605; BR 9915406 A 20010724; EP 1131632 A2 20010912; JP 2002530648 A 20020917; JP 4544498 B2 20100915; TW 468046 B 20011211

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 9901079 W 19991112; AU 1144000 A 19991112; BR 9915406 A 19991112; EP 99972308 A 19991112; JP 2000582799 A 19991112; TW 88120038 A 19991117