Device and method for detecting myoglobin

摘要

A test device and method for detecting myoglobin in the presence of hemoglobin in a fluid test sample. The test device comprises a chromatographic medium incorporating serum, haptoglobin and/or antiserum which binds or retards hemoglobin while permitting myoglobin to traverse the length of the test device. A test sample of body fluid is placed in contact with an appropriate portion of the chromatographic medium of said test device; hemoglobin in the body fluid is retained or retarded by the serum, haptoglobin and/or antiserum; and myoglobin in the sample traverses the length of the medium and contacts reagent means at a predetermined location thereon, resulting in a detectable response thereat.