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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:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Naser, Weilheim, DE;
Brigitte Drager, Tutzing, DE;
Ulrich Essig, Planegg, DE;
Christa Hubner-Parajsz, Tutzing, DE;
Erasmus Huber, Finning, DE;
Assignee:
Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-71 ; 435-72 ; 435-793 ; 435810 ;
Abstract
A method for determining collagen degradation products in a body fluid sample using a non-competitive or competitive immunoassay is disclosed, the method comprising incubating the body fluid sample with an amount of antibody which specifically reacts with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO. 2 of collagen l or a fragment thereof, and determining the collagen degradation products bound to the amount of the antibody. A kit for such a method is also disclosed.