METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING STRUCTURES FOR DETERMINING AN ITEM INTEREST IN A SAMPLE

摘要

A method of constructing at least a first process lane and a second process lane, both for determining an item of interest in a sample; the method includes the steps of: (a) defining an effective length representing a total traveled distance of a container, in which the item of interest in the sample is determined, along a process lane where a process for determining the item of interest in the sample is performed; (b) constructing the first process lanefor determining an item of interest in a sample, said first process lane having a first physical length, said first physical length being less than the effective lengthof said first process lane; and (c) constructing the second process lane for determining an item of interest in a sample, said second process lane having a second physical length different from the first physical length, said second physical length being less than the effective length of said second process lane; the sample is in particular a body fluid, for example, blood, on which tests are to be carried out for a component in the fluid, as part of the determination of the health of a person from whom the sample is obtained.