US4219335A
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Immunochemical testing using tagged reagents
Assignee: Dade International Inc
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Filing: 1978-09-18
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Granted: 1980-08-26
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Expires: 1998-09-18
Abstract
Abstract The presence of a particular immunochemically reactive substance in a biological fluid can be determined using immune reagents tagged with particles which have characteristics capable of affecting electrical reactance.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard C. Ebersole
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:09
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; G01N33/54313; G01N33/54326; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/806; Y10S436/807; Y10S436/808; Y10S436/82; Y10S436/821
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A method for determining the presence of an analyte in a body fluid consisting essentially of a. contacting a surface with said fluid, said surface being coated with receptor reagents specifically reactive with said analyte; b. contacting the coated surface with immune reagent comprising immune compound specifically reactive with the receptor reagents or with a complex of the analyte and receptor reagent, said immune compound being coated on reactance tags which are particles capable of affecting electrical reactance; c. removing unreacted immune reagent from the surface; and d. measuring the electric reactance of the surface.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
95 words
A method for determining the presence of an analyte in a body fluid consisting essentially of a. contacting a surface with said fluid, said surface being coated with receptor reagents specifically reactive with said analyte; b. contacting the coated surface with immune reagent comprising immune compound specifically reactive with the receptor reagents or with a complex of the analyte and receptor reagent, said immune compound being coated on reactance tags which are particles capable of affecting electrical reactance; c. removing unreacted immune reagent from the surface; and d. measuring the electric reactance of the surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the reactance tags are magnetically responsive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the reactance tags exhibit strong capacitive reactance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the reactance tags exhibit conductance.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the reactance tags consist essentially of particles selected from the group consisting of metals and metal oxides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the particles are selected from the group consisting of the magnetic oxides of iron, cobalt, chromium, nickel and manganese and oxide coated particles of iron and nickel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said receptor reagent is bonded to said surface by adsorption, gel entrapment or covalent bonding.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said receptor reagent is covalently bonded to said surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said surface is attached to machine readable test information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
117 words
An automated analytical system including a test surface having a receptor reagent bonded thereto, said receptor reagent being specifically reactive with a component of a body fluid, a station for the application of a body fluid sample to said test surface, means for the application of an immune reagent to the test area, said immune reagent comprising immune compounds specifically reactive with the receptor reagent or with a complex of the receptor reagent with the component of the body fluid, said immune compounds being coated on reactance tags comprising particles which are capable of affecting electrical reactance, means for the removal of excess immune reagent, and means for the detection of reactance tags on said test area.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
117 words
An automated analytical system including a test surface having a receptor reagent bonded thereto, said receptor reagent being specifically reactive with a component of a body fluid, a station for the application of a body fluid sample to said test surface, means for the application of an immune reagent to the test area, said immune reagent comprising immune compounds specifically reactive with the receptor reagent or with a complex of the receptor reagent with the component of the body fluid, said immune compounds being coated on reactance tags comprising particles which are capable of affecting electrical reactance, means for the removal of excess immune reagent, and means for the detection of reactance tags on said test area.
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