ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,216,040, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Sample analyzer and sample analysis method" was invented by Wenbo Zheng (Shenzhen, China), Bo Ye (Shenzhen, China), Mingjin Guo (Shenzhen, China), Chuanjian Wu (Shenzhen, China) and Huan Qi (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a sample analyzer and a sample analysis method. The sample analyzer includes: a sampling apparatus configured to collect a blood sample; a sample preparation apparatus configured to mix the blood sample with a hemolytic agent and a dye to prepare a test sample liquid; an optical de...