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Artificial human feces

Patent 6933152 Issued on August 23, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 31, 2024. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Synthetic stool
Patent #: 4394452
Issued on: 07/19/1983
Inventor: Hartl ,   et al.

Synthetic fecal fluid compound
Patent #: 5356626
Issued on: 10/18/1994
Inventor: Yeo, et al.

Apparatus for the study of anorectal function Patent #: 5919136
Issued on: 07/06/1999
Inventor: Rao, et al.

Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 10814444 filed on 03/31/2004

US Classes:

436/66, HEMOGLOBIN, MYOGLOBIN, OR OCCULT BLOOD436/8, COMPOSITION FOR STANDARDIZATION, CALIBRATION, SIMULATION, STABILIZATION, PREPARATION OR PRESERVATION; PROCESSES OF USE IN PREPARATION FOR CHEMICAL TESTING436/15, Protein or peptide standard or control (e.g., hemoglobin, etc.)436/18, Preservative, buffer, anticoagulant or diluent252/408.1, NONREACTIVE ANALYTICAL, TESTING, OR INDICATING COMPOSITIONS424/738, Containing or obtained from Plantago (e.g., plantain, psyllium, etc.)600/431Detectable material placed in body

Examiners

Primary: Wallenhorst, Maureen M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 10-319022 JP 12/01/1998
  • 94/29385 WO 12/01/1994

International Class

G01N033/72

Abstract

An artificial mixture which simulates human feces and its method of use for fecal occult blood testing as a control material or for proficiency testing are disclosed.

Other References

  • Kubiak et al. Pediatrics, vol. 91, No. 3, Mar. 1993, pp. 632-636.
  • Roanne R. E. Selinger, MD; Sharon Norman, MBA, MT; Jason A. Dominitz, MD, MHS;Failure of Health Care Professionals to Interpret Fecal Occult Blood Tests Accurately; The American Journal of Medicine; Jan., 2003; pp. 64-67; vol. 114; University of California; San Francisco, CA USA.
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