Medibeacon Inc.

Carl Freudenberg Kg

Juergen Guenther

Johannes Pill

Ralf Heinrich

Daniel Schock-Kusch

Stefan Koenig

Sabine Neudecker

Jochen Friedemann

Helmut Zischka

Benno Schmied

Thomas Stoesser

Heinz Reinhardt

Michael Fuchs

Christopher Klatt

Jochen Friedmann

Andreas Kapp

The present invention relates to a method for determining an organ function in a subject, comprising the steps of: providing a first concentration-time curve obtained by transcutaneously measuring in a body fluid at a first position background fluorescence in at least one first time point and fluorescence of an indicator compound in at least a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth, and a sixth time point; providing a second concentration curve obtained by transcutaneously measuring in a body fluid at a second position background fluorescence in at least one seventh time point and fluorescence of an indicator compound in at least a eighth, a ninth, a tenth, an eleventh, and a twelfth time point; fitting the first and the second concentration curve into a kinetic model representing at least four diffusion compartments; and thereby determining an organ function in a subject. The invention further relates to a device for determining an organ function according to the method of the present invention, said device comprising a first sensor for transcutaneously measuring fluorescence of an indicator at a first position, a second sensor for transcutaneously measuring fluorescence of an indicator at a second position; and a data processing unit for fitting the values obtained by the sensors into a kinetic model of one of the preceding claims. The present invention also relates to a kit comprising a device of the present invention and an indicator compound, as well as to a computer or computer network comprising at least one processor, wherein the computer or computer network is adapted to perform the method according to the present invention.

Transcutaneous organ function measurement

Disclosed herein is a method for the transcutaneous determination of organ function in a subject. The method includes administering a fluorescent indicator substance to the subject, determining a first and a second concentration-time curve of the fluorescent indicator in a body fluid of the patient and fitting the concentration-time curves to a four compartment kinetic model.

A heating element includes a support made of flexible material and a flexible grid structure with an electrically conductive paste disposed on the support.

Heating element and its application

A method of providing error correction to flow velocity readings of a fluid flowing through a filter arrangement for monitoring the service life of the filter, wherein a filter arrangement, comprising a filter and a sensor device is arranged downstream of the filter, the sensor device including at least one measuring sensor for detecting the flow velocity of the fluid which flows through the filter, and a further measuring sensor for measuring the air humidity of the fluid which flows through the filter. A reading of said second sensor element provides an error correction to the first sensor element.

Filter arrangement

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Schriesheim, Germany

Juergen Guenther