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(43) Date of publication: 07.02.2018 Bulletin 2018/06 (21) Application number: 15887969.2 (22) Date of filing: 30.03.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 33/564(2006.01) G01N 33/68(2006.01) G01N 33/543(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2015/023408 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/159960 (06.10.2016 Gazette 2016/40)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA (71) Applicant: Hycor Biomedical, Inc. Indianapolis, IN 46280 (US)

(72) Inventors: VAN CLEVE, Mark David Long Beach, California 90803 (US) TAINE, Elaine, Grace Indianapolis, Indiana 46280 (US) CANFIELD, Douglas John Ludington, Michigan 49431 (US) TUVI ORTEGA, Stephanie Santa Ana, California 92704 (US) REID, Taylor Addison Carlsbad, California 92011 (US) (74) Representative: Green, Mark Charles  Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Euston House 24 Eversholt Street London NW1 1AD London NW1 1AD (GB)