(19)
(11) EP 1 696 236 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/22

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/38

(43) Date of publication:
30.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/35

(21) Application number: 06011080.6

(22) Date of filing: 29.03.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 33/558(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 30.03.1998 US 79958 P

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
99914312.6 / 1086372

(71) Applicant: OraSure Technologies, Inc.
Bethlehem, PA 18015 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Mink, Ronald William
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (US)
  • Goldstein, Andrew Sherman
    Portland, OR 97225 (US)
  • Bohannon, Robert C.
    West Linn, OR 97068 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner 
Siebertstraße 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 30 - 05 - 2006 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Device for assay of antibodies in oral fluids


(57) The present invention comprises a device for assay of antibodies in oral fluids, comprising a housing and a strip, the strip comprising a collection strip for collecting an oral fluid sample in fluid communication with a lateral flow assay strip, wherein the lateral flow assay strip is contained substantially within the housing, contains at least one blocking agent or at least one buffer to adjust pH of the oral fluid sample, contains at least one reagent used to detect the presence or absence of at least one type of antibody in the oral fluid sample, and contains one or more zones that indicate the presence or absence of the type of antibody in the oral fluid sample.