ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,546, issued on July 29, was assigned to 2Pi-Sigma Corp. (Newport Beach, Calif.).

"Sandwich immunoassay devices using antibodies specific to the exosomes containing target analytes" was invented by Mehdi Hatamian (Mission Viejo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lateral flow assay device comprises a test strip to receive a quantity of fluid comprising a quantity of exosomes and detect the presence of a target analyte on the surface of the exosomes. The test strip comprises a conjugate pad that contains a set of one or more types of tetraspanin binding reagents conjugated with a label. Each type of tetraspanin binding reagent is ...