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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100290949 | AUTOMATED PROTEIN ANALYZER A protein analysis kit is disclosed. The kit includes a sample cup for mixing a protein sample with a dye-binding solution and a filter holder for being positioned in the sample cup. The filter holder includes a filter media and a depending spout below the filter media ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100284857 | Portable Diagnostic Device and Method for Determining Temporal Variations in Concentrations A rapid assay concentration device. In one form, the device includes a substrate and a plurality of elongated membranes on the substrate. At least one capture zone is formed in each membrane. Each capture zone is responsive to the presence of a target chemical in the fl... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100273268 | DETERMINING ATHEROSCLEROTIC LOAD USING PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTOR Disclosed are diagnostic methods relating to atherosclerosis. Specifically, methods are disclosed for diagnosing the arteriosclerotic load of a subject comprising determining the amount of PlGF in a sample of a subject and calculating the ratio of the determined amount ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100267168 | METHOD FOR END TITRE DETERMINATION AND THE EVALUATION THEREOF BY MEANS OF AN INDIRECT IMMUNOFLURESCENCE ASSAY The invention relates to a method for end-titre determination in the determination of antibodies against nuclear and cytoplasmic antigens in human sera by means of an indirect immunofluorescence assay. The invention further relates to a kit for in vitro diagnosis for de... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100261286 | Microfluidic devices and methods of preparing and using the same Microfluidic devices include a photoresist layer in which an inlet chamber, an optional reaction chamber and at least one detection chamber are in fluid contact, a support arranged under the photoresist layer and a cover arranged above the photoresist layer. The devices... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100255518 | Highly sensitive system and methods for analysis of troponin The invention provides methods, compositions, kits, and systems for the sensitive detection of cardiac troponin, Such methods, compositions, kits, and systems are useful in diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of methods of treatment in conditions that involve releas... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100255609 | DEVICE Provided is an assay device and kit for detecting the presence or amount of an analyte of interest.... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100248377 | DETECTION OF CONTRAST MEDIUM-INDUCED NEPHROTOXICITY The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing contrast medium-induced nephrotoxicty in a subject based on comparing the amount of urotensin II and/or adiponectin in a sample of the subject obtained after administration of the contrast medium to the amount of ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100248296 | STERILIZATION INDICATOR The disclosed technology relates to a sterilization indicator and a process to concentrate signal generated by constraining it to a minimal surface, in a minimal volume and minimal pH and growth buffering or mediating influences. The sterilization indicator may comprise... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100239459 | Multistep Reaction Lateral Flow Capillary Disclosed is a lateral flow capillary device and uses thereof comprising a unipath bibulous capillary flow matrix and at least two reservoirs each in fluid communication with the capillary flow matrix wherein a reservoir contacts the capillary flow matrix through a pass... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100235930 | METHODS OF SELECTING HOST RESISTANT ANIMALS The present invention is directed to a method of selecting animals that are genetically resistant to one or more intestinal parasite infections by testing mucus samples for the presence of an antibody against one or more of said intestinal parasites and segregation and ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100220328 | DETECTING DEVICE, DETECTING UNIT SUBSTRATE, DETECTING UNIT, DETECTING UNIT KIT AND DETECTING METHOD A necessary number of metal structures including a trapping body for trapping a target substance provided on a support are one-dimensionally placed to form a transmission path of plasmon, and a signal based on the plasmon transmitted on the transmission path is detected... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100221816 | REACTION KIT Disclosed is a reaction kit for preventing the entry of foreign matter into a reaction plate from the outside and the pollution of a surrounding environment. The reaction kit includes: a reaction plate (2) having, on the top surface side thereof, a reaction conta... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100209944 | ADAMTS-7 AS A BIOMARKER FOR CANCERS OF EPITHELIAL ORIGIN ADAMTS-7 expression and activity are up regulated in patients that have cancers of epithelial origin. Accordingly, the present invention is directed to methods diagnosis of cancers of epithelial origin (e.g. breast cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, brain cancer a... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100209957 | Biosample storage devices and methods of use thereof The present invention provides sample collection, shipping, and storage devices and methods of using the same. These devices and methods are useful, for example, for collecting, shipping, and storing biological samples, such as blood, serum, buccal samples, tissue homog... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100209297 | Assay Device Disclosed is an assay device for the determination of the presence and/or extent if an analyte in a liquid sample over an extended concentration range comprising a first assay and a second assay, wherein the first assay for an analyte comprises a first flow-path having ... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100209507 | METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH (SIBO) AND SIBO-RELATED CONDITIONS Disclosed is a method of treating small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) or a SIBO-caused condition in a human subject. SIBO-caused conditions include irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, impai... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100203571 | 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 acute ... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100190177 | TARGET ACTIVATED MICROTRANSFER A method of removing a target from a biological sample which involves placing a transfer surface in contact with the biological sample, and then focally altering the transfer surface to allow selective separation of the target from the biological sample. In disclosed em... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100159608 | ASSESSING HEART FAILURE IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATIN USING GDF-15 AND NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES The present invention is concerned with methods and devices for medical diagnosis. Specifically, it relates to a method of diagnosing heart failure in a subject exhibiting atrial fibrillation, the method comprising determining the amount of GDF-15 in a sample of the sub... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100150778 | Detection of Adulterated Samples In some embodiments, the present invention pertains to a method for detecting an adulterant in a biological sample. A combination of a biological sample, an agent for detecting the adulterant and an ionic moiety capable of undergoing reduction by gaining electrons is pr... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100151593 | PREGNANCY AND SEX IDENTIFICATION TEST BASED ON SALIVA OR OTHER BODILY FLUIDS A method of testing an animal for pregnancy or identifying the sex of the animal comprising the steps of first, providing a first vessel containing a liquid and having a removable surface wherein said removable surface is at least partially coated with an antibody and t... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100144020 | DISPOSABLE DIAGNOSTIC KIT Provided is a disposable diagnostic kit capable of diagnosing diseases. The disposable diagnostic kit includes a preprocessor, a target material reactor, and a microfluidic channel. The preprocessor filters target materials from a fluid containing various biomaterials. ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100136036 | UNCONVENTIONAL ANTIGEN TRANSLATED BY A NOVEL INTERNAL RIBOSOME ENTRY SITE ELICITS ANTITUMOR HUMORAL IMMUNE REACTIONS The invention provides a novel antigen, MPD6, which belongs to the group of cryptic antigens without conventional genomic structure and is encoded by a cryptic open reading frame located in the 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) of myotrophin mRNA. MPD6 elicits IgG anti... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100129919 | METHODS AND BIOMARKERS FOR DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS A method of diagnosing or monitoring a psychotic disorder, or predisposition thereto, comprises measuring, in a sample taken from a subject, the level of a biomarker selected from clusterin precursor, inter α-trypsin inhibitor, IgM, apolipoprotein A2 and α2 H5 glycopr... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100126857 | ANALYSIS INSTRUMENT An analysis instrument for processing a microfluidic device, having sample storage means, a microfluidic device holder, sample loading means for loading sample into a microfluidic device disposed in the holder, processing means for enabling a reaction in a microfluidic ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100120130 | Droplet Actuator with Droplet Retention Structures The present invention is directed to droplet actuators with droplet retention structures, and methods related thereto. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention provides a droplet actuator with one or more substrates arranged to form a droplet operations gap comprising ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100112723 | MICROFLUIDIC APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING BLOOD TYPING AND CROSSMATCHING Microfluidic cartridges for agglutination reactions are provided. The cartridges include a microfluidic reaction channel with at least two intake channels, one for an antigen-containing fluid and the other for an antibody-containing fluid, conjoined to a reaction channe... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100105074 | HIGH THROUGHPUT FLOW CYTOMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD The invention provides systems, compositions, kits and methods for automated processing of biological samples and analysis using a flow cytometer.... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100086949 | RETENTATE CHROMATOGRAPHY AND PROTEIN CHIP ARRAYS WITH APPLICATIONS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE This invention provides methods of retentate chromatography for resolving analytes in a sample. The methods involve adsorbing the analytes to a substrate under a plurality of different selectivity conditions, and detecting the analytes retained on the substrate by desor... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100081188 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DRUGS IN A BEVERAGE A test kit for detecting the presence of one or more drugs in a beverage comprising a support having a plurality of detector strips attached thereto. Drugs to be detected are e.g. benzodiazepines, gamma hydroxy butyrate (GHB), Ketamines, Ectasy (MDMA), cocaine barbitura... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100075441 | RAPID IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC DETECTION BY AMPLIFICATION OF THE COLLOIDAL GOLD SIGNAL The present invention relates to a method for rapid immunochromatographic detection of a target in a sample, wherein the target is an antibody and/or an antigen, using different colloidal gold conjugates conjugated with a specific antibody and some oligonucleotides and ... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100075429 | DIAGNOSTIC MEANS AND METHODS USING TROPONIN T AND NT-PROBNP The present invention relates to diagnostic means and methods. Specifically, the present invention encompasses a method of diagnosing the cause of cardiac necrosis in a subject comprising determining the amount of a cardiac troponin and the amount of a BNP-type peptide ... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100068824 | SENSING METHOD, SENSING DEVICE, INSPECTION CHIP, AND INSPECTION KIT A sensing method comprises the steps of: allowing a liquid sample containing an analyte to flow through a channel, applying a force oriented in a given direction normal to a direction in which the liquid sample flows in the channel upon the analyte in a given position o... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100062544 | Saturation Assay The invention provides a modified form of saturation assay, which is based on the measurement of a free or unbound labelled reagent fraction (such that there is an increase in signal in the presence of analyte) and employs trapping zones to concentrate said unbound or f... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100055668 | Fluid-Transfer Collection Assembly Including Breakable Vial and Method of Using Same A method of using a fluid transfer and mixing collection assembly includes depressing a flexible member to cause a force to be imparted to a breakable vial to break the vial, releasing the second fluid therein into an interior of the flexible member; releasing the flexi... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100047927 | KIT FOR MEASUREMENT OF TERMITE INSECTICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENT BY IMMUNOASSAY METHOD A kit and a method are provided for easily measuring the concentration of an active ingredient of a termite insecticide persisting in soil, particularly on site where a termite insecticide was actually applied. A kit of the present invention comprises 1) an extraction u... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100043574 | Test Vessel, Test Strip, Test Kit, And Test Method The present invention relates to a test vessel used in a test method having a step of immersing one end (54) of a test strip (5) in a sample fluid, the test vessel including a vessel body (1) having an opening (11) at an upper end thereof as ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100047914 | AGENT DETECTION AND/OR QUANTITATION IN A BIOLOGICAL FLUID A method of assessing retinal disease in an eye of a patient by rapid, point of care, quantitative detection of cytokine levels is provided.... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100041165 | PROBE-IMMOBILIZED CARRIER STORING MANUFACTURING CONDITION DATA AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF, DETECTING METHOD OF TARGET SUBSTANCE BY USE OF THE PROBE-IMMOBILIZED CARRIER, AND MEASURING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, KIT AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE DETECTING METHOD A target substance is more accurately detected by recording a manufacturing condition specific to a probe-immobilized carrier that influences a measurement result for the detection of the target substance, and correcting the measurement result obtained from the detectio... | 02/18/2010 |
