US Patent Issued to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics International UnLtd. on Oct. 21 for "Device for digital read of lateral flow assay" (California, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,417, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics International UnLtd. Co. (Dublin).

"Device for digital read of lateral flow assay" was invented by Axel Schubert (San Francisco), Thomas Ullrich (Abbott Park, Ill.) and Soren Geist (Abbott Park, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for receiving a digital reader and a lateral flow assay (LFA) cartridge and systems incorporating the same are provided. Aspects of the device include a body having a frame configured to receive the digital reader and a base plate having one or more LFA cartridge receiving positions for positioning one or more LFA cartridges at a fixe...