Title (en)

Early determination of assay results

Title (de)
FRHERKENNUNG VON ASSAY RESULTATEN

Title (fr)
DETERMINATION PRECOCE DE RESULTATS D'ESSAIS

Publication
EP 1484613 A3 20060809 (EN)

Application
EP 04253076 A 20040525

Priority
GB 0312815 A 20030604
US 74141603 A 20031219

Abstract (en)
[origin: CA2468009A1] A device for determining the result of an assay may include a computation circuit, responsive to a signal representing the
amount of an analyte or the rate of accumulation of an analyte, to: compare the signal to a first threshold; compare the signal to a second threshold,
the second threshold being less than the first threshold; generate an output signal if the signal exceeds the first threshold or the signal is less than
the second threshold, the output signal indicative of a first result if the signal exceeds the first threshold, or, alternatively, the output signal indicative
of a second result if the signal is less than the second threshold; and terminate the assay if the signal exceeds the first threshold or the signal is less
than the second threshold.

Inventor
SHARROCK STEPHEN PAUL (GB)
PHELAN ANDREW PETER (GB)

Applicant
INVERNESS MEDICAL SWITZERLAND (CH)

IPC 8 full level (invention and additional information)

G01N 33/487 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01N 21/77 (2006.01); G01N 21/78 (2006.01);
G01N 21/86 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); G01N 33/76 (2006.01); G01N31/22 (2006.01)

CPC (invention and additional information)

G01N 21/55(2013.01); G01N 21/00(2013.01); G01N 21/05(2013.01); G01N 21/274(2013.01); G01N 21/4738(2013.01); G01N 21/78(2013.01);
G01N 21/8483(2013.01); G01N31/22(2013.01); G01N2021/8488(2013.01); G01N2021/8494(2013.01); G01N2201/06106(2013.01);
G01N2201/062(2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XY]US 5679584 A 19971021 - MILEAF DARYL SUNNY [US], et al
[Y]US 6055060 A 20000425 - BOLDUAN FRANZ [DE], et al
[X]EP 0362809 A1 19900411 - BOEHRINGER BIOCHEMIA SRL [IT]
[X]US 5786220 A 19980728 - PRONOVOST ALLAN D [US], et al
[X]US 5885839 A 19990323 - LINGANE PAUL J [US], et al
[A]EP 0826777 A1 19980304 - LIFESCAN INC [US]
[A]WO 9404925 A1 19940303 - UNIPATH LTD [GB], et al
[A]US 2002001852 A1 20020103 - MENDEL-HARTVIG IB [SE], et al

Cited by
US8606528B2; WO2009144507A1; WO2008017819A1; WO2015049508A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

EPO simple patent family

DE 202004008811 U1 20040909; AU 2004202376 A1 20041223; AU 2004202376 B2 20100121; CA 2468009 A1 20041204; CA 2468009 C
20160126; CN 101639451 A 20100203; CN 101639451 B 20160120; CN 1573314 A 20050202; CN 1573314 B 20100428; DE 102004027132 A1
20050127; DE 102004027132 B4 20160128; EP 1484613 A2 20041208; EP 1484613 A3 20060809; FR 2855877 A1 20041210; FR 2855877 B1
20070824; HK 1139731 A1 20161104; JP 2004361410 A 20041224; JP 5079972 B2 20121121; US 2005037510 A1 20050217; US 2008213875
A1 20080904; US 2010172802 A1 20100708; US 2011178723 A1 20110721; US 2013149776 A1 20130613; US 2014377879 A1 20141225; US
7239394 B2 20070703; US 7616315 B2 20091110

INPADOC legal status

2010-09-08 [RAP1] TRANSFER OF RIGHTS OF AN EP PUBLISHED APPLICATION
- Owner name : ALERE SWITZERLAND GMBH

2007-10-31 [RAP1] TRANSFER OF RIGHTS OF AN EP PUBLISHED APPLICATION

- Owner name : INVERNESS MEDICAL SWITZERLAND GMBH

2007-04-18 [AKX] PAYMENT OF DESIGNATION FEES

- Designated State(s) : AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

2006-12-20 [17Q] FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT

- Effective date : 20061121

2006-11-02 [17P] REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION FILED

- Effective date : 20060918
2006-08-09 [AK] DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:
- Kind Code of Ref Document : A3
- Designated State(s) : AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

2006-08-09 [AX] REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT TO

- Countries : AL HR LT LV MK

2006-08-09 [RIC1] CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)

- IPC : G01N33/48720060101AFI20041008BHEP

2006-08-09 [RIC1] CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)

- IPC : G01N21/8620060101ALI20060703BHEP

2006-08-09 [RIC1] CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)

- IPC : G01N33/54320060101ALI20060703BHEP

2006-08-09 [RIC1] CLASSIFICATION (CORRECTION)

- IPC : G01N33/7620060101ALI20060703BHEP

2005-06-24 [REG HK DE] REQUESTS TO DESIGNATE PATENT IN HONG KONG

- Document : HK 1070691

2004-12-08 [AK] DESIGNATED CONTRACTING STATES:

- Kind Code of Ref Document : A2
- Designated State(s) : AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

2004-12-08 [AX] REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT TO

- Countries : AL HR LT LV MK