US Patent Issued to Panacea Diagnostics on May 6 for "Sample management module" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,809, issued on May 6, was assigned to Panacea Diagnostics Ltd (London).

"Sample management module" was invented by Stefan Leo Van Workum (London), Callum Robertson Smith (London), Marko Dorrestijn (London) and David R. Klug (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sample management module for collecting a fluid sample is provided. The module comprising; a sample collection device comprising a sample collection location; a decoupling zone configured to receive sample from the collection device, an overflow reservoir in fluid communication with the decoupling zone to accommodate any sample that does not fit into the decoupling zone; wh...