ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,816, issued on June 3, was assigned to Triton Systems Inc. (Chelmsford, Mass.).

"Assay device for diagnosis of open-globe ocular injuries" was invented by Andrew Silverman (Cambridge, Mass.), Dmitry Shvartsman (Sudbury, Mass.) and Jason Lasser (Andover, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, kits, and devices for detecting open-globe eye injuries are described. A device including a target recognition element specific for intraocular fluid, appropriate for use in the field is described. A method for detecting an open-globe eye injury by detecting proteins found in intraocular fluid is also described. A device may include a soft ...