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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:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond L Houghton, Bothell, WA (US);
Morgan Van Aken, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Tobin K Jones, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
Bard Diagnostic Sciences, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-723 ; 435-79 ; 436 64 ; 436813 ;
Abstract
Complexes (which include basement membrane components) and their polypeptide components are found to be related to the invasiveness of a bladder tumor. Detection of such complexes or constituents in a urine sample by immunological or non-immunological methods permits determining the invasiveness of a bladder tumor.