US Patent Issued to PHC on March 31 for "Method for measuring platelet activation based on soluble CLEC-2 and platelet count" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,978, issued on March 31, was assigned to PHC Corp. (Ehime, Japan).

"Method for measuring platelet activation based on soluble CLEC-2 and platelet count" was invented by Hiroyasu Ishikura (Fukuoka, Japan) and Masahide Kawamura (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a method for assisting in grasping the status of platelet activation, by developing a biomarker that more accurately reflects platelet activation in vivo, said method being usable in testing for thrombotic hemostatic diseases. The method for assisting in grasping the status of platelet activation comprises (1) measuring the concentration of soluble CLEC-2 and a ...