ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,843, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC. (Loma Linda, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for hemostatic analysis" was invented by Brian S. Bull (Loma Linda, Calif.), Karen Hay (Loma Linda, Calif.) and John F. Wetteland (Loma Linda, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for analysis of a whole blood sample from an individual to determine the platelet function and coagulation status of the individual in a substantially automated and efficient matter. Also provided here are systems, reagent kits, and methods for concurrent assessment of platelet function and coagulation as...