Accelr8 Technology

Accelr8 awarded patent on coatings for specimen collection and analytical devices

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, October 20th, 2006

Accelr8 Technology Corp. (AXK) has been awarded U.S. Patent 7,067,194 for devices that use its OptiChem surface chemistry, including those for patient specimen collection and analytical products.

The new patent also covers coating variations not specifically included in prior patents. Accelr8 previously licensed certain OptiChem applications to other companies in the biomedical industry. Accelr8 is now developing its BACcelr8r rapid bacterial diagnostic system that will use OptiChem in its single-use analytical cassette. In addition, the company plans to develop related disposable products for handling patient specimens prior to analysis.

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Source: Medicine and Law Weekly (2006-10-20)

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