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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:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Sinclair, Mendham, NJ (US);
Leonard Scinto, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Science Group, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
351246 ; 514 54 ;
Abstract
The invention features a non-invasive method for diagnosing bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a mammal, e.g., a cow. The method entails measuring changes in pupil area in response to a neurotransmitter agonist or antagonist applied to the eye.