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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120103054 | CALIBRATION METHOD IN MEASUREMENT OF HEMOGLOBIN A1c A calibration method that enables calibration easily in a short time in a measurement of hemoglobin A1c by use of a separation analysis is provided. In a measurement of a hemoglobin A1c amount by use of a separation analysis, a one-point calibration using a single calib... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120070821 | Interference Control Panel for Evaluation of Analytical Assays For Samples Derived from Blood The invention relates to quality control of analytical assays, particularly NAT assays of blood samples containing nucleic acids. A control panel containing quantified amounts of substances known to interfere with an analytical assay is used and compared with a referenc... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120040466 | Analytical Method of Hemoglobin A method for analyzing hemoglobin in a sample by separation analysis while suppressing the denaturation of the hemoglobin includes separating hemoglobin in the presence of at least one of a sulfurous acid compound and a dithionous acid compound.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110313276 | NON-INVASIVE IN VITRO METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING LIVER LESIONS An in-vitro non-invasive method for quantifying the lesions of the liver of the patient with metabolic steatosis addressing a diagnostic target, i.e. fibrosis, steatosis and/or steato-hepatitis (NASH) and measuring at least one marker selected from the group consisting ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110263031 | Process, Portable Equipment and Device for In Vitro, One-Step Photometric Determination of Hemoglobin Concentration in a Diluted Blood Sample A process, portable equipment and device for in vitro photometric determination of hemoglobin concentration in diluted blood. The present invention allows its use in field anemias prospection programs. The present invention has a light source (1) whose wavelength... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110229974 | METHOD AND A KIT FOR DETERMINING HUMAN OR ANIMAL BLOOD ON A SURFACE A method for detecting human or animal blood traces on a surface is described. The method is fundamentally based on the reaction of luminol and includes the preliminary operation of atomizing an inorganic powder suspension, such as titania, silica, alumina, hydroxyapati... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110159016 | HEMOGLOBIN-BASED METHODS FOR PROPHYLAXIS, DIAGNOSIS AND/OR TREATMENT OF RETINAL DISORDERS The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods of diagnosing retinal disorders in subjects by measuring hemoglobin and modified hemoglobin in the subjects. The presently disclosed subject matter further provides methods of treating retinal disorders in subjects... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110143453 | ALBUMIN-BOUND PROTEIN/PEPTIDE COMPLEX AS A BIOMARKER FOR DISEASE Methods and kits for diagnosis and prognosis using biomarkers comprising albumin-bound protein/peptide complex (ABPPC).... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20100285595 | MYOGLOBIN AS EARLY PREDICTOR OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing myocardial infarction in a subject who suffers from acute coronary syndrome and has a cardiac troponin level, which is detectable, but lower than the level that is considered as being indicative for a myocardial i... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100255460 | DEVICE FOR BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE A device for biochemical processing and analysis of a measured sample volume of a sample is described. The device is characterised in that it consists of a sealed vessel (1) and that it comprises at least one thin pierceable membrane (2) through which a ca... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100255592 | PIEZO DISPENSING OF A DIAGNOSTIC LIQUID ONTO A REAGENT SURFACE Assays in which samples of biological fluids are dispensed onto reagent-containing porous substrates are improved in the accuracy and repeatability by dispensing the biological fluids in two or more fractions thereof, separated by intervals in which the biological fluid... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100212213 | DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BED BUG INFESTATION A detection device and method for monitoring infestation by insects such as bed bugs is provided. A suitable device comprises a pair of plates separated by an internal spacing sized to permit entry into the detection device by one or more insects. Also disclosed is a me... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100197027 | AN INDICATING FIBER A fiber, an articles formed from a fiber and methods of making the fiber and associate article are disclosed. In one embodiment, the fiber comprises a synthetic polymer and a color-changing indicator. The color-changing indicator is dispersed throughout the synthetic po... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100178660 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING HEMOGLOBIN IN TEST SAMPLES The present invention relates to methods of detecting hemoglobin in a test sample. These methods can be used to diagnose a subject suffering from a genetic disorder relating to hemoglobin metabolism, to determine the eligibility of a subject to be a blood donor, to dete... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100159605 | Method of Correction of Particle Interference to Hemoglobin Measurement A method of correction of particle interference to hemoglobin measurement of a blood sample on a hematology analyzer is provided. The method includes mixing an aliquot of a blood sample with a lytic reagent to lyse red blood cells and forming a sample mixture; measuring... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100105070 | DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PREECLAMPSIA The present invention relates to biomarkers for preeclampsia as well as treatment of this disease. In particular, the invention relates to methods for diagnosis or aiding in the diagnosis of preeclampsia of a pregnant female mammal to detect elevated levels of free haem... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100015144 | Methods for dosing an activin-actriia antagonist and monitoring of treated patients In certain aspects, the present invention provides methods for dosing a patient with an activin-ActRIIa antagonist and methods for managing patients treated with an activin-ActRIIa anatagonist. In certain aspects, the methods involve measuring one or more hematologic pa... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090275140 | Hemoglobin Based Bilirubin Reference Material What is described is a single reference material and method of making useful for calibrating or qualifying instruments that are diagnostic spectroscopically for bilirubin, hemoglobin, and hemoglobin fractions, and, optionally, diagnostic for other blood analytes by sens... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090263905 | DETECTION TEST ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A SUBSTANCE IN A SAMPLE A detection test assembly for detecting the presence of a substance preferably a blood substance in a feces sample comprising feces diluted in buffer solution or water is described. The blood substance is detected by acceptors having binding properties for the substance... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090176309 | Fluorescent Assay A method and apparatus to estimate the concentration of a non-fluorescent substance (e.g. haemoglobin) in a fluorescent assay by separately estimating the non time dependent alteration attributed to inherent filter effects from the time dependent alteration caused by th... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090170132 | Methods for detecting colon carcinoma The present invention provides methods for diagnosing carcinoma, providing a prognosis for a carcinoma or assessing the likelihood that a tissue may become cancerous by identifying the presence or absence of or determining the amount of one or more carcinoma associated ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090142744 | Method for the Analysis of a Blood Sample, and Apparatus and Reagent for Its Implementation Method for the automatic analysis of a blood sample in which: an analysis solution containing the blood sample, a diluent, and at least one compound to lyze the erythrocytes; at least one compound to stabilize the haemoglobin in the form of a chromogenic complex, is for... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090130655 | Detection method using nanoaggregate-embedded beads and system thereof The invention discloses a detection method using nanoaggregate-embedded beads and system thereof, which are characterized in that the nanoaggregate of Raman dye and metal nanoparticles is coated by an inorganic oxide to form a nanoaggregate-embedded bead, and which is t... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090117660 | Devices and methods for sample collection and analysis The present invention provides devices, methods, and kits for the collection of a solid or semi-solid sample and analysis for the presence, absence, or quantity of an analyte. The invention provides a collection slide having a first card and a second card. The first car... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090111194 | Methods and device for the detection of occult blood The present invention relates generally to detection of occult blood. In particular, the present invention provides a device and methods for the simultaneous detection of hemoglobin and transferrin in fecal samples, which permit a more sensitive diagnosis of occult bloo... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090104641 | Electrochemical method for detecting hemoglobin or hematocrit and test strip thereof The present invention provides an electrochemical method and a test strip for detecting hemoglobin in a specimen. The method includes the steps of providing the specimen with a reagent, which has a buffer solution, a surfactant and an electron mediator, tetrathiafulvale... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090075311 | ASSESSING COLORECTAL CANCER BY MEASURING HEMOGLOBIN AND M2-PK IN A STOOL SAMPLE The present invention relates to a method aiding in the assessment of colorectal cancer. The method especially is used in assessing the absence or presence of colorectal cancer in vitro. The method is, for example, practiced by analyzing biochemical markers, comprising ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090061418 | DISPOSABLE ANALYTICAL MICROPROCESSOR DEVICE The present invention generally relates to the determination of an analyte concentration (quantitative determination) or whether an analyte threshold level has been passed (qualitative determination) in a biological sample through employment of a disposable analytical m... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090053816 | HEMOGLOBIN-BASED METHODS FOR PROPHYLAXIS, DIAGNOSIS AND/OR TREATMENT OF RETINAL DISORDERS The presently disclosed subject matter provides methods of diagnosing retinal disorders in subjects by measuring hemoglobin and modified hemoglobin in the subjects. The presently disclosed subject matter further provides methods of treating retinal disorders in subjects... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080274554 | OXIMETER FOR SPECTRO-PHOTOMETRIC IN-VITRO DETERMINATION OF HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVES An oximeter for spectro-photometric in-vitro determination of hemoglobin derivatives in a sample, typically a hemolyzed blood sample, is provided comprising a single measurement light source emitting measurement radiation, a sample chamber, for instance a measurement cu... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080248581 | Method for performing correction of blood glucose assay bias using blood hemoglobin concentration A device and method for determining a correction factor for correcting the blood glucose assay bias based on sample hematocrit interference in a testing device using the blood hemoglobin concentration. The hemoglobin assay and the glucose assay may be performed using a ... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080241940 | FECAL SAMPLING DEVICE AND METHOD A specimen sampling device according to one embodiment has a first panel, a second panel, a sheet between the first and second panels for receiving the collected samples and a movable area creating metering apertures through which samples are received. The movable area ... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080227208 | Devices and Methods for Detection of Occult Blood The present invention relates to devices and methods for the detection of occult blood in a test sample. These devices and methods can detect the presence of one or more of the following components of occult blood: hemoglobin, transferrin, hemoglobin-haptoglobin complex... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080131971 | Occult blood testing device A self-contained system for testing for the presence of occult blood in a specimen has been provided. The system includes a housing holding a test element and a container for releasing a developing medium onto the test element. The housing includes a base portion encasi... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080108144 | Method for the Rapid Analysis of Polypeptides The invention provides improved sample preparation techniques as will as improved methods of analysis of samples. The techniques include a method of preparing a sample of MALDI-TOF analysis comprising applying a material having a liquid component to a carrier, removing ... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080070313 | Device For And Method Of Testing Occult Blood In Feces The presence of occult blood in feces is detected using device comprising a liquid tight packet containing a sheet of absorbent material impregnated with a liquid solution that reacts with feces to produce a color change when blood is present. The packet is opened manua... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20070287186 | Use of Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence in Assays of Clinical Chemistry Analytes The invention relates to an in vitro diagnostic method for quantification of a clinical chemistry analyte from a clinical sample wherein the clinical chemistry analyte undergoes a chemical reaction or reactions with a reagent or reagents in one or several steps, or in a... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070259436 | Blood Hemolysis Analyzer Systems and methods for determining the concentration of hemoglobin derivatives in bodily fluids include devices for measuring and comparing the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by cellular and cell-free hemoglobin at two or more wavelengths in the Soret region. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070224685 | Reagent Containing Protease Reaction Promoter and/or Colorant Stabilizer Provided are: a protease reaction promoter which is superior in usefulness to the known protease reaction promoters; a stabilizer for a colorant used for detection of an enzymatic reaction, and a method of stabilizing the colorant; and a reagent for and a method of meas... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070172955 | Low Hemoglobin Concentration Cell Percentage and Method of Use in Detection of Iron Deficiency A method of producing low hemoglobin concentration cell percentage (LHCC %) and the method of use for detection of iron deficiency have been disclosed. LHCC % is a sigmoid function of mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), which correlates linearly with hypochromic ... | 07/26/2007 |
