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(43) Date of publication: 30.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/48 (21) Application number: 15740716.4 (22) Date of filing: 22.01.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 33/49(2006.01) B01D 21/32(2006.01) G01N 15/05(2006.01) G06K 9/78(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/012537 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/112768 (30.07.2015 Gazette 2015/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 22.01.2014 US 201461930432 P (71) Applicant: Theranos, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)	(72) Inventors: DAYEL, Mark Palo Alto, California 94304 (US) ANEKAL, Samartha Palo Alto, California 94304 (US) HOLMES, Elizabeth Palo Alto, California 94304 (US) (74) Representative: Cummings, Ross Martin et al Avidity IP Broers Building Hauser Forum 21 J.J. Thomson Avenue Cambridge CB3 0FA Cambridge CB3 0FA (GB)