LEXINGTON,
Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–T2 Biosystems, a
company developing direct detection products enabling superior diagnostics,
today announced the issuance of patent number 8,102,176 by the United States
Patent and Trademark Office entitled “NMR Device for Detection of Analytes.”
The patent broadly covers devices and methods of detecting analytes through magnetic
resonance measurement, the basis for T2 Bios technology. The T2MR technology
is capable of directly detecting any immunologic, hemostasis, or molecular
target, most recently demonstrated with rapid and accurate direct detection of Candida
from whole blood samples.
“The innovative team at T2 Bio is focused on dramatically
improving current diagnostic standards across a wide variety of analytes and
the ‘176 patent provides fundamental protection of our T2MR technology,” said
John McDonough, CEO of T2 Biosystems. “This patent further solidifies our protection
of direct detection using the T2MR platform, which is the basis for both our
pipeline of diagnostic products and strategic partnerships.”
Claims defined within the ‘176 patent include a method for
detection of any analyte or multiple analytes in a single sample through T2MR
technology on the T2Dx instrument. The claims further expand the use of the
device for magnetic-assisted concentration and subsequent magnetic resonance
detection of an analyte.
About T2 Biosystems
T2 Biosystems is disrupting the landscape of clinical diagnostics with T2MR,
the Companys proprietary magnetic biosensor detector. The T2MR technology
enables healthcare professionals to save lives and reduce costs by providing
sensitive, accurate, and rapid assay results. The Companys products detect
molecular, hemostasis, and immunoassay targets directly from unpurified
clinical samples in hospitals, labs and physicians offices. For more
information, please visit www.t2biosystems.com.
Posted by Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief, MDT