Appeal No. 1996-0783 Page 2
Application No. 08/102,297
derived from a reading of exemplary claims 1, 16 and 19, which
are reproduced below.
1. A device for rapidly detecting an analyte in a volume
of biological fluid, wherein the volume is as low as five to
ten microliters, said device comprising:
a) means for detecting said analyte; and
b) a separation matrix vertically adjacent,
compressed to and coincident with said detection means such
that analyte applied to said separation means can
move from said separation matrix to said detection means,
wherein said separation matrix and said detection means are
under a volume compression of between 14 to 43 percent;
c) a cover portion having an aperture, the cross-
sectional area of which aperture is less than 90
percent of the cross-sectional area of said separation
matrix; and
d) a base portion containing an access means to
allow detection of an analytical signal generated by the
detection means.
16. A process of rapidly detecting glucose in a volume of a
biological fluid, wherein said volume is as low as five to 10
microliters, said process comprising the steps of:
a) a base portion having a transparent window;
b) a means for detecting glucose vertically adjacent
to said base portion and at least partially coincident with
said window;
c) a separation matrix vertically adjacent to,
compressed to and substantially coincident with said
detection means, wherein the detection means and the
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