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7622077 In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method  
An automated in situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining method and apparatus for treating a plurality of microscope slides. The process of heat induced antigen recovery and the process of...
7620479 Method and apparatus for controlling the strategy of compounding pharmaceutical admixtures  
A method and apparatus for controlling the compounding of pharmaceutical parenteral admixtures is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a computer that contains a memory for storing...
7619215 Sample plate for MALDI mass spectrometry and process for manufacture of the same  
The present invention relates to a sample microfocusing plate useful in MALDI mass spectrometry having a patterned hydrophobic organosilane coating layer and at least a central portion formed on...
7618828 Method for histoprocessing  
The invention relates to the processing of a biological sample for histological analysis. In particular, it relates to a rapid automated processing system that can be operated with continuous...
7618821 Simulated blood components and methods  
A control and a cellular fraction for use therein and methods for making the same, including a first cellular component including a plurality of a first group of processed animal red blood cells...
7614135 Method for making reservoir-based sensor device  
Methods are provided for making a reservoir-based sensor device. The method may include fabricating a first substrate portion which comprises an upper surface, an opposed lower surface, a plurality...
7608696 IBC-1 (invasive breast cancer-1), a putative oncogene amplified in breast cancer  
This invention encompasses antibodies specific for IBC-1 (Invasive Breast Cancer-1), methods for diagnosis and prognosis of metastatic breast cancer and degenerative neural conditions, methods of...
7608466 Process and device for producing reagent carriers  
The invention concerns a process for producing reagent carriers having a binding capability that are suitable for determining analytes in liquids, wherein the process comprises at least one step of...
7608462 Drying SPE cartridges  
A method for spectrometric investigation of a plurality of samples dissolved in a solvent comprises: (a) guiding a first solvent with a sample through an SPE cartridge for concentrating the sample...
7605002 Modular microfluidic system  
A modular microfluidic system is described having at least one base board with a plurality of fluidly linked fluid supply apertures, optional intermediate level boards of equivalent construction, a...
7601546 Diagnostic test devices  
A diagnostic test apparatus comprising: a shaft having a first end and a second end; a swab or a biopsy punch mounted on the first end of a shaft; and a cap for fitting over the first end of the...
7598089 Methods and compositions for separating cells  
The invention provides compositions and methods for cell separation. These reagents and techniques specifically agglutinate cells via surface antigen recognition and can be used to recover rare...
7598051 Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of ovarian cancer  
Compositions and methods for the therapy and diagnosis of cancer, particularly ovarian cancer, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions comprise one or more ovarian tumor polypeptides, immunogenic...
7595200 Sample processing devices and carriers  
Methods and devices for thermal processing of multiple samples at the same time are disclosed. The assemblies include carriers and sample processing devices with process arrays that include...
7595196 Lateral flow assay devices with inhibiting backflow of the sample and methods of use  
The present invention is directed novel lateral flow devices for analyzing liquid samples. The devices contain chemical test strips and are useful for testing liquids for physical properties, such...
7592179 Five-part differential white blood cell control and method for preparation of the same  
The present invention provides a method for preparing a five-part differential white blood cell control and a white blood cell control prepared thereby. The white blood cell control obtained by the...
7588942 Standard/reference/control for blood coagulation testing  
A whole-blood-based substitute composition that is useful in coagulation assays as a standard, reference, control, calibrator, linearity verifier, or training material is prepared by combining a...
7588732 Autologus tissue harvesting and irrigation device  
The present invention includes a harvesting and irrigation device, a method and a kit for the collection of viable fat cells and/or adipose tissue with decreased handing and improved yield and...
7584019 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples  
Systems and methods allowing for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus. In some embodiments, the actions of a...
7582487 Method and device for laminar flow on a sensing surface  
Methods and devices are provided for controlling a fluid flow over a sensing surface within a flow cell. The methods employ laminar flow techniques to position a fluid flow over one or more...
7579192 High throughput screening methods for lubricating oil compositions  
A method for determining storage stability for a plurality of fluid lubricant samples of different compositions is provided. Each sample includes one or more lubricating oil additives, or a...
7575936 Method for making enhancing the reliability of the traceability of blood samples  
Method for enhancing the reliability of the traceability of blood samples resulting from collection of whole blood in a mother blood bag using sampling kits, whose contents vary depending on the...
7575721 Method and apparatus for storing and dispensing reagent beads  
Embodiments of the invention provide an efficient and effective technique for storing and dispensing reagent beads. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided for dispensing reagent beads...
7572641 Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam and methods of their preparation  
The present invention encompasses a method of evaluating pharmaceutical compositions of meloxicam whereby one can correlate in vitro properties to in vivo properties, and pharmaceutical...
7572596 Modulation of the neuroendoctrine system as a therapy for motor neuron disease  
The invention provides a method for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in a subject. The method comprises administering to the nervous system of the subject a composition comprising a...
7569246 Method for preparing a biological material for examination under a microscope, and corresponding arrangement comprising a biological material prepared using said method  
The invention relates to a method for preparing a biological material for examination with a microscope, comprising the steps of: applying a UV laser light absorbing transparent film onto a surface...
7560282 System for the internal qualitative and quantitative validation of marker indices  
The present invention relates to the qualitative and quantitative validation of marker indices, especially for medical diagnosis and particularly for the determination of the growth fraction in a...
7557577 Water-soluble paramagnetic substance reducing the relaxation time of the coolant in an MRI system  
The invention relates to the use of a water-soluble paramagnetic substance, in particular a magnetic resonance contrast medium, to reduce the magnetic resonance relaxation time of a coolant for...
7556777 Specimen vial cap handler and slide labeler  
A composite modular system for handling biological sample vials and slides comprises a vial scanner configured to read indicia on the sample vials, a slide labeler configured to mark the slides, a...
7547536 Method for detecting bacterial spores  
A method of detecting the presence and quantity of bacterial spores, which includes adding an electrophilic alcohol and an acid anhydride to a sample, admixing the sample with a solvent, and...
7544518 Rapid quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in complex mixtures  
Analytical reagents and mass spectrometry-based methods using these reagents for the rapid, and quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in mixtures of proteins. The methods employ...
7544515 Method of quantifying small-sized low density lipoprotein  
A fast and simple method for fractional measurement of a small particle LDL entails separating the small particle LDL and HDL from other lipoproteins, and then measuring cholesterol, triglycerides,...
7541161 Method and apparatus for preparing cells for microtome sectioning and archiving nucleic acids and proteins  
A method and apparatus for embedding cells that utilizes a flow-through embedding technique maximizes the efficiency of extractions and decreases time for embedding the cell fragments, minimizes...
7534394 Potentiometric titration method for quantitative determination of hydrogen peroxide  
An electrochemical potentiometric titration method that entails titration of a known volume of a catholyte containing an unknown amount of hydrogen peroxide in a titration cell having two...
7533586 Method and apparatus for mass analysis of samples  
The present invention comprises an apparatus and a method for mass analyses of an array of samples contained in distinct sample holders. The sample holders are placed on a plurality of sensors...
7531357 Preparation of platelet analogs  
Erythrocytes from a vertebrate animal other than a human that have been size reduced and treated with a fixing agent by conventional methods to resemble human platelets are further treated to...
7531138 Device and method for rapidly lysing cells or viruses  
A cell lysis device for lysing cells or viruses, comprising a cell lysis tube having a sample inlet; a pump connected to the cell lysis tube for transferring a sample into the tube; a sealing unit...
7531134 Method and apparatus for automated analysis and characterization of chemical constituents of process solutions  
A method of directed automated analysis of a plurality of analytes of a process solution includes providing a sample of the process solution containing a plurality of the analytes, admixing an...
7521248 Apo B measurement system and method  
A system and method for measuring apolipoprotein B 100 (apo B) during the cholesterol subclass measurement process is provided which obviates the need for a separate apo B test.
7521246 Cell lysis by heating-cooling process through endothermic reaction  
Provided is a cell lysis method including: preparing a cell sample to be lysed; heating the cell sample; and cooling the cell sample by causing an endothermic reaction near the cell sample....
7517697 Compositions and methods for preserving RNA in biological samples  
The present invention concerns methods and compositions to prepare biological samples to preserve the macromolecules in the samples. Embodiments of the invention concern the use of a soak solution...
7517696 Chemical suppressors and method of use  
A non-electrolytic method and apparatus for treating an aqueous sample stream including analyte ions and matrix ions of opposite charge, for pretreatment or suppression. The apparatus includes an...
7517692 Temperature adjusting method for analytical tool and analytical device having temperature adjustment function  
The present invention relates to a technique for causing the temperature of a liquid component retained in an analytical tool ( 1 ) to be adjusted to a target temperature, wherein the analytical...
7517690 Cell lysis method using free radical  
Provided is a method of lysing a cell or a virus using a free radical. The method includes: applying an electric field to a mixture of a metal ion, a peroxide, and a cell or virus solution to...
7517498 Apparatus for substrate handling  
Devices, apparatus and methods are disclosed for carrying out processing steps involved in chemical reactions such as hybridization reactions conducted on the surface of a substrate comprising...
7517494 Test tray and test system for determining response of a biological sample  
The present invention provides test trays and test tray systems for assessing the response of a biological sample to a compound or combination of compounds. The compounds or combinations are...
7510686 Sample cylinder, especially a sample cylinder that is provided with a filtration device for recovering cell material from body fluids  
For the purpose of obtaining medical preparations by means of a printing technique, a specimen cylinder is provided with a syringe cone segment that can be separated from a cylinder segment. After...
7497997 Assay cartridges and methods of using the same  
Assay modules, preferably assay cartridges, are described as are reader apparatuses which may be used to control aspects of module operation. The modules preferably comprise a detection chamber...
7497994 Microfluidic devices and systems incorporating cover layers  
The present invention provides microfluidic devices that comprise a body structure comprising at least a first microscale channel network disposed therein. The body structure has a plurality of...
7494823 Mobile intra-operative microscopic diagnosis laboratory  
A mobile intra-operative microscopic diagnosis laboratory capable of analyzing fresh tissue specimens and providing intra-operative consultation within 20 minutes is described. The mobile...