US Patent Issued to Abbott Point of Care on Nov. 3 for "Combined immunoassay and magnetic immunoassay methods for extended range of sensitivity" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,346, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Abbott Point of Care Inc. (Princeton, N.J.).

"Combined immunoassay and magnetic immunoassay methods for extended range of sensitivity" was invented by Jing Hua Hu (Ottawa), Antti Leo Oskari Virtanen (Ottawa) and Cary James Miller (Ottawa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to methods that utilize a combination of immunoassay and magnetic immunoassay techniques to detect an analyte within an extended range of specified concentrations. In particular, a method includes forming, in a biological sample, a first complex of signal antibodies and analyte, and a second complex of ...