Device for encasing an assay test strip

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a diagnostic detection device for encasing an assay test strip showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an end elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof, both sides being similar.

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Patent History
Patent number: D432244
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 20, 1998
Date of Patent: Oct 17, 2000
Assignee: Adeza Biomedical Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors: Emory V. Anderson (Danville, CA), Ricardo Martinez (Santa Cruz, CA)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Attorney: Stephanie L. Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP Seidman
Application Number: 0/86,799
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Interrelated Indication Or Reaction Set (i.e., "test Kit") (64) (D24/223)
International Classification: 2402;