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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163165 | Gas sensor with a microporous electrolyte layer The present invention relates to electrochemical sensors for determining gaseous analytes in an aqueous measuring medium, to a process for producing such sensors, and to a process for determining gaseous analytes dissolved in an aqueous measuring medium using the el... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8114028 | Analysis system for determining an analyte in a body fluid and disposable integrated sample acquisition and analysis element An analyte determination analysis system with a disposable integrated sample acquisition and analysis element is disclosed. A piercing element has a tip for generating a bodily puncture wound and a test strip having a body fluid sample receiving zone to perform an a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8062232 | Test element with elastically mounted lancet This invention generally relates to a method for producing an analytical system, and to a analytical system for detecting an analyte in a body fluid. The analytical system comprises a test element and a lancet which is movable relative to the test element and which ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8003396 | NT-proBNP/troponin ratio for assessing myocardial dysfunction The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing if a subject which has suffered from an acute myocardial infarction is also suffering from a pre-existing myocardial dysfunction, the method comprising a) determining the amount of a natriuretic peptide in a sa... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7988917 | Analytical test element with wireless data transmission The present invention concerns embodiments of a system for determining the concentration of an analyte in a body fluid which comprises an analytical test element and an instrument separate therefrom, wherein at least a part of the electrical components of the system... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985057 | Micropump for peristaltic pumping of a liquid medium The invention relates to a micropump for peristaltic pumping of a liquid medium and to a device which contains a peristaltic micropump and which is for metered administration of a liquid drug. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7951581 | Method and reagent system with non-regenerable enzyme-coenzyme complex The present invention is generally directed towards a reagent system for detecting an analyte in a sample. The reagent system has a detection reagent comprising an enzyme-coenzyme complex in a form such that no regeneration of the coenzyme takes place, whereby the e... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951331 | Analysis system and method for analyzing a sample on an analytical test element The invention relates to embodiments of an analysis system and to a method for analyzing a sample on an analytical test element, with the analysis system comprising a test element receptacle for receiving and positioning a test element in an analysis position. In an... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946171 | Analysis device with housing lock mechanism An analysis device is provided comprising a housing having at least two housing parts, a measuring unit and a processor provided therein for purposes of the functionality of the analysis device and generation of analysis data, wherein the device comprises a lock ele... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7905997 | Methods and devices for controlling the impact of short circuit faults on co-planar electrochemical sensors Methods and devices are provided for controlling the impact of undesirable short circuits between non-adjacent but critically matched pairs of electrodes in a co-planar electrochemical sensor. In one embodiment, the size and/or shape of at least one electrode is con... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901558 | Integrated 2D gel electrophoresis method and system Described is a process for the separation of a sample mixture for analytical reason based on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. The method is involving a first separation in a first gel strip on the basis of isoelectric points and a second separation in a second g... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7866470 | Carry case for a portable analyte measuring device A carry case is provided for a portable analyte measuring device, the carry case having opposing sides delimiting an interior space that is closed at one end and provided with an opening at the other end. According to certain embodiments of the present invention, th... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863040 | Ready-to-use whole blood collection vessel The present invention relates to a sampling tube for collecting and processing a whole blood sample. The sampling tube contains a reagent for differential hemolysis of whole blood, wherein said reagent for differential hemolysis comprises a chemical for differential... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7837938 | Measurement system for measuring substance concentrations in liquid media A system and method for measuring substance concentrations is provided. The system has a test strip container for receiving a test strip(s). The container has a sealing device, a counter device that counts a number of opening processes of the sealing device, a data ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833477 | Tape unit A tape unit is provided comprising a flexible tape, a spool for unwinding unused tape and a spool for winding on used tape, wherein an intermediate section of tape which is located between the spools can be used by a user. The tape unit generally achieves a compact ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7820801 | Highly purified proteinase K A method for producing solid proteinase K which is insoluble in water and has high purity, the method comprising the steps of adding to an aqueous solution of proteinase K ammonium sulfate in an amount of 0.1 to 0.2 M per 5 minutes up to a final amount of 1.5 to 2 M... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820373 | Natriuretic peptides and placenta growth factor levels for risk stratification The present invention relates to a method for determining a risk whether an individual will suffer from a cardiovascular adverse event as a consequence of cardiac stress testing, comprising the steps of (a) measuring, preferably in vitro, the level of placenta growt... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815803 | Preparation of samples for LC-MS/MS using magnetic particles The present invention provides a novel procedure of preparing samples for analysis by way of mass spectrometry, preferably LC-MS/MS. Accordingly, functionalized magnetic particles with a hydrophobic surface were used for extracting low molecular weight compounds fro... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811770 | Method of detecting a subfraction of proBNP The present invention relates to antibodies specifically binding to native proBNP, a method for specific detection of native proBNP, a method of correlating the level of native proBNP to the diagnosis of heart failure, a kit for detection of native proBNP and to a h... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807401 | Reagent for digestion of hemoglobin The present invention relates to a reagent for digestion of hemoglobin comprising a buffer, pepsin and a 1,3-dialkyl-imidazolium salt. It also discloses to the use of this reagent in a method for digesting hemoglobin, in a method for detecting HbA1c, and to a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7807380 | Method of detecting a subfraction of proBNP The present invention relates to antibodies specifically binding to native proBNP, a method for specific detection of native proBNP, a method of correlating the level of native proBNP to the diagnosis of heart failure, a kit for detection of native proBNP and to a h... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7803935 | Nucleic acid adsorption under low-salt conditions Biscationic organic compounds are disclosed which promote adsorption of nucleic acids from an aqueous solution to a solid phase such as silica. Adsorption takes place under low salt conditions. Further disclosed are methods and kits suitable for nucleic acid isolati... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7781165 | Benzimidazolium compounds and salts of benzimidazolium compounds for nucleic acid amplification The present invention is directed to the use of a benzimidazolium compound comprising a side chain at at least one of its N-residues, said chain being either a Cn-alkyl or a substituted Cn-alkyl, characterized in that preferably n is ≧3, as an additive for a nucle... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779183 | Communication adapter for ambulant medical or therapeutic devices The invention generally relates to a communication adapter for use with an ambulant medical device. The device carries out a data transmission to the communication adapter that carries out a data transmission to a computer by means of a data connection. The communic... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7759470 | Labeling reagent The current invention restates substituted indole nucleosides as both terminal as well as internal building blocks of labeled oligonucleotide probes for the detection, analysis and quantitation of nucleic acids. The substituent comprises a linker and a detectable gr... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7759469 | Labeling reagent The current invention restates substituted nitroindole nucleosides as both terminal as well as internal building blocks of labeled oligonucleotide probes for the detection, analysis and quantitation of nucleic acids. The substituent comprises a linker and a detectab... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758812 | Analysis system for determining an analyte concentration, taking into consideration sample-and analyte-independent light-intensity changes The invention concerns an analytical system and a method for determining an analyte which ensures an exact determination by correcting the measured values based on sample- and analyte-independent light intensity changes. The invention takes into account light intens... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7741068 | Methods for differentiation between cardiac and pulmonary causes of chronic dyspnea The present invention relates to a method for differentiating in a subject suffering from chronic shortness of breath (dyspnea) between (i) a pulmonary disease, (ii) a cardiovascular complication, (iii) a cardiovascular complication accompanied by a pulmonary diseas... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7741054 | High throughput prion assays The invention is directed to a method for performing a high throughput test to determine the presence of PrPsc in a tissue sample taken post mortem from brain, the test comprising the workflow of (A) sample preparation, (B) sample treatment, (C) sample analysis, (D)... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7732214 | Differentiation of acute and chronic myocardial necrosis in symptomatic patients The present invention provides methods for diagnosing an acute cardiovascular event and for differentiating between an acute cardiovascular event and chronic heart failure based on measuring a cardiac troponin and a natriuretic peptide in a sample from a patient and... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7732160 | Methamphetamine derivatives and conjugates for immunoassay Compounds of methamphetamine derivatives having a meta-substituted alkyl linker on the benzene ring and a protective group on the nitrogen of the methamphetamine hapten. Such compounds have the structure. wherein R1 | 06/08/2010 |
| 7695980 | Chemiluminescent compounds and their use The present invention relates to novel chemiluminescent compounds, to a method for synthesizing these compounds, to derivatives and conjugates comprising these compounds, to the use of these compounds or conjugates thereof in chemiluminescence based assays, especial... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695677 | Glucose analysis instrument Glucose analysis instrument for diabetics, comprising a measuring device for determining glucose concentration values, a displaying device for displaying glucose concentration values, a signaling device for generating a reminder signal, and a control and evaluation ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7685829 | Process and device for producing a current of humid air Process and device for generating a current of humid air having a defined relative humidity comprising the steps of generating a current of air in a tubing arrangement, generating hot water vapor, introducing the water vapor into the air current to generate flowing ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7662920 | Fluorescent polypeptide complex The present invention relates to a method of producing a fluorescent polypeptide complex characterized in that an isolated fluorescent polypeptide is inter-molecularly cross-linked with itself or one or more other polypeptides and wherein said complex is of 40 nm to... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7651679 | Biochemical markers for acute pulmonary embolism The present invention relates to a method of differentiating between a singular and a multiple lung embolism in a subject suspected to suffer from acute lung embolism comprising determining the amount of NT-proBNP in a sample of a subject suspected to suffer from ac... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7649085 | Saquinavir conjugates and antibodies useful in immunoassay Activated haptens useful for generating immunogens to HIV protease inhibitors, immunogens useful for producing antibodies to HIV protease inhibitors, and antibodies and labeled conjugates useful in immunoassays for the HIV protease inhibitor saquinavir. The novel ha... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7645369 | Separation method and device for protein mixtures A separation device and a separation method for biomolecular sample material and in particular protein mixtures. For this purpose a separation element 10 for the two-dimensional and preferable electrophoretic separation of components of the sample material is... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7643997 | Handheld analysis instrument having acoustic output of measurement results The present invention relates to a handheld analysis instrument for assaying a medically significant sample. The instrument comprises a measuring device for measuring the concentration of an analyte in the sample, an output device for outputting measurement results.... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7642059 | Single receptor assays for immunosuppressive drugs A highly specific homogeneous assay method for an immunosuppressive drug using an immunophilin in a single receptor format is provided. In the simplest format, a single receptor is utilized analogous to a competitive immunoassay whereby an immunophilin is substitute... | 01/05/2010 |
