BIO-RAD INNOVATIONS

Patent application number	Title	Published
BIO-RAD INNOVATIONS Patent applications
20120039354	THERMAL VALIDATION APPARATUS, ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A DEVICE FOR THE THERMAL PROCESSING OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES AND SUCH AN APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH AN APPARATUS - The invention relates to a thermal validation apparatus including at least one lining, each lining defining a sink and intended to be inserted into a respective recess of the thermal processing device for heating or cooling biological samples, as well as a respective temperature probe arranged in each sink. Each sleeve is made of a plastic material.	02-16-2012
20120028824	METHOD FOR THE IN VITRO DIAGNOSIS OF STROKE - A method for the in vitro diagnosis of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) in an individual, comprising the following steps: (a) measuring the level of proBNP(1-108), or of fragments of proBNP(1-108) comprising a RAPRSP sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1), in a biological sample of the individual; (b) measuring the level of nucleoside diphosphate kinase A (NDKA) in a biological sample of the individual; (c) comparing the level of proBNP(1-108), or of fragments of proBNP(1-108), and the level of NDKA, with one or several cut-off values; and (d) determining therefrom whether a stroke or a TIA has occurred in the individual.	02-02-2012