US Patent Issued to VISCA on May 19 for "Rapid assessment device for radiation exposure" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,674, issued on May 19, was assigned to VISCA LLC (Troy, Mich.).

"Rapid assessment device for radiation exposure" was invented by Gregory W. Auner (Livonia, Mich.), Michelle A. Brusatori (Sterling Heights, Mich.) and Changhe Huang (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge includes a substrate including a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) zone. The PCR zone includes a first heating region, a second heating region spaced away from the first heating region and a detection region. A microchannel is formed in the substrate. The microchannel receives a fluid flowing therethrough, the microchannel passing through the first heating...