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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:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Nobuaki Hanaoka, Takatsuki, JP;
Yasunori Maekawa, Kobe, JP;
Yasumasa Akai, Kobe, JP;
Satoshi Nakayama, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Nobuaki Hanaoka, Takatsuki, JP;
Yasunori Maekawa, Kobe, JP;
Yasumasa Akai, Kobe, JP;
Satoshi Nakayama, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Sysmex Corporation, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for detecting a malaria parasite are described that include: releasing the malaria parasite by allowing an erythrocyte in a specimen to undergo hemolysis; staining the released malaria parasite with a fluorescent dye to prepare a measurement sample; detecting optical information from the measurement sample; and distinguishing the malaria parasite based on the optical information obtained. Apparatuses and reagent kits are also described.