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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carlo Brugnara, Newton Highlands, MA (US);
Margot S Kruskall, Dover, MA (US);
Mark A Goldberg, Boston, MA (US);
Linda A Chambers, Worthington, OH (US);
Assignee:
Beth Israel Hospital Assoc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 29 ; 435-725 ; 435-76 ; 436817 ; 436901 ;
Abstract
The present invention is an in-vitro blood assay method for determining the past and/or present use of exogenous erythropoietin by a living subject. The blood assay method detects, identifies, and determines the consequences of using an exogenous erythropoietin to generate an increase in red blood cell production in the living subject and provides a methodology by which to detect and determine both surreptitious as well as authorized therapeutic uses and applications of erythropoietin.