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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:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrew E Levin, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Immunetics, Incorporated, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-71 ; 435-732 ; 435-79 ; 435-792 ; 435975 ; 436514 ; 436516 ; 436518 ; 436530 ;
Abstract
Modified Western blot membranes and methods of using same are provided which allow confirmation of Lyme disease and screening for at least one additional tick-borne disease. The membranes and methods of the present invention may thus be used to screen for the presence of tick-borne diseases which may be transferred along with Lyme disease. A Western blot assay may also be employed to confirm the presence of such additional tick-borne disease.