ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,748,120, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE REAL WORLD LTD (San Jose, Calif.).
"HIV viral load testing" was invented by Jean-Pierre Allain (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of testing HIV viral load are described. The methods comprise detecting HIV viral RNA in a sample of leukocyte-depleted blood. Such methods can be carried out on low-volume samples obtained without the need for venipuncture or a centrifuge. The methods are particularly suited for HIV viral load testing in resource-limited settings. Methods for monitoring HIV infection are also described, as well as kits for car...