Syva Rapidtest d.a.u. 2 for Cannabinoids and Cocaine - Test for Illegal Drug Use Using Enzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique

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Object Details

maker

Syva Company

Dade Behring

Description (Brief)

Rectangular white plastic housing with a small sample well near the bottom and a results window above. Lines for Date and ID are near the top edge. The results window is labelled along the side: C for control, THC for cannabinoids, COC for cocaine.

The sample well has a graphic of three drops and a downfacing arrow above.The device tests for the presence of THC and cocaine in the urine. The EMIT (Enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique) test was developed in the early 1970's by Syva.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Larry J. Kricka and Peter Wilding

date made

ca 1998

ID Number

2014.0247.14

accession number

2014.0247

catalog number

2014.0247.14

Object Name

diagnostic

illegal drug test

Physical Description

plastic (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 7.2 cm x 3.8 cm x .8 cm; 2 27/32 in x 1 1/2 in x 5/16 in

place made

United States: California, San Jose

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

The Antibody Initiative

Antibody Initiative: Diagnostics

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-e5dc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1757081