ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,461, issued on May 26, was assigned to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. (Tarrytown, N.Y.).

"Device and method to evaluate a fluid sample on a single-use multianalyte consumable" was invented by Jennifer Samproni (Braintree, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Single-use diagnostic consumables for use in performing multiple analyses on a fluid sample are provided. The diagnostic consumables include a first sensing region configured for analysis of at least one analyte in a fluid sample that has been received by the diagnostic consumable. The diagnostic consumable further includes a fluid transport material configured to flow a port...