Abstract: A apparatus for assaying glycated proteins and other analytes in biological samples such as blood, in which a sample is presented to the apparatus, includes an inlet port between moveable between first and second inlets, such that the inlet can be brought into liquid communication with each inlet in turn. The inlet port accommodates a filter or binder. The apparatus also includes a microprocessor operable via a key pad, at least one light emitter and at least one light detector, a display and driver, and an A to D converter, and is operatively connected to a power source.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 26, 2000
Date of Patent:
October 9, 2001
Assignee:
Provalis Diagnostics LTD
Inventors:
David Andrewes, John Worthington Attridge, David Griffiths, John Phillip Vessey, John Anthony Odell, Felix Fernando, Anthony Stevenson, Mark Gresswell, John Curtis, David Alan Percival