US Patent Issued to Beckman Coulter on Oct. 7 for "Infection detection and differentiation systems and methods" (Florida, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,873, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Beckman Coulter Inc. (Brea, Calif.).

"Infection detection and differentiation systems and methods" was invented by Robert T. Magari (Cooper City, Fla.), Diana B. Careaga (Miami), Fernando P. Chaves (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Liliana M. Tejidor (Coral Gables, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments may include an automated method for evaluating an infection status associated with a blood sample obtained from an individual. Methods may include determining, using a first module, a white blood cell concentration associated with the blood sample. In addition, methods may include determining, using a...