US Patent Issued to HITACHI HIGH-TECH on Feb. 3 for "Cell detection device and cell detection method" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,303, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to HITACHI HIGH-TECH Corp. (Tokyo).

"Cell detection device and cell detection method" was invented by Masako Ishimaru (Tokyo) and Hideyuki Noda (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cell detector and detecting method enhance detection sensitivity for microbes according to the ATP method and reduce the detection period. The cell detector includes a sealing container having a culture portion for containing a culture medium containing the specimen, a sealable specimen introducing portion, and a luminescent reagent portion that emits light upon contact with the culture medium, a contact mechanism for ...