US Patent Issued to Roche Diagnostics Operations, Universiteit Maastricht, Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht on Nov. 25 for "Circulating ESM-1 (endocan) in the assessment of atrial fibrillation and/or stroke" (German, Italian, Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,959, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc. (Indianapolis), Universiteit Maastricht (LK Maastricht, Netherlands) and Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht (HX Maastricht, Netherlands).

"Circulating ESM-1 (endocan) in the assessment of atrial fibrillation and/or stroke" was invented by Johann Karl (Peissenberg, Germany), Peter Kastner (Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany), Roberto Latini (Milan), Serge Masson (Monza, Italy), Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen (Krailling, Germany), Andre Ziegler (Laeufelfingen, Switzerland), Manuel Dietrich (Schongau, Germany), Ulrich Schotten (Aachen, Germany) and Vinzent Rolny (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U....