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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, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A Maples, Davie, FL (US);
Robert H Raynor, Miramar, FL (US);
Olavi Siiman, Davie, FL (US);
Melissa J Stiglitz, North Miami Beach, FL (US);
Stephen F Healy, Jr, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Coulter Corporation, Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-2 ; 424534 ; 436 10 ;
Abstract
The invention describes the preparation of non-infectious control cells from normal, non-infectious, non-disease altered blood by depletion or augmentation of one or more cell types found in normal blood to reflect a specific disease state. The control cells so produced are preserved and thereafter reconstituted for use in immunological assays.