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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2015
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (US);
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Mathew T. Mathew, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Shalini Prasad, Richardson, TX (US);
Markus A. Wimmer, Chicago, IL (US);
Nadim J. Hallab, Oak Park, IL (US);
Joshua Jacobs, Wilmette, IL (US);
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the invention provides a method of determining metal ion levels in the patents due to corrosion and wear processes of the metallic implant in a human or veterinary patient. One embodiment provides a cost effective and patient driven early diagnostic method which has a potential application in orthopedics and dentistry. In one embodiment, the method includes the use of an electrochemical biosensor to detect metal ions or particles in a sample taken from a patient having a metallic implant.