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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Abbott Rapid Diagnostics International Unlimited Company, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2018.01); C12N 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5091 (2013.01); C12N 15/1003 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is technology relating to methods for assaying a cell-containing body sample and particularly, but not exclusively, to treating a sample under conditions to cause cell lysis, preferably by means of a detergent; and subjecting the lysed sample to conditions causing the cleavage of nucleic acid molecules. The technology additionally relates to using nucleic acid cleavage conditions to enhance a membrane assay, a device for carrying out such an assay, and a kit for use in the assay.