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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. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
David A. Wagner, Nashua, NH (US);
Assignee:
Metabolic Solutions, Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/104 ; A61K 3/170 ; C12D 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/104 ; A61K 3/170 ; C12D 1/16 ;
Abstract
Provided herein is a novel breath test for assessing bacterial overgrowth. The test involves administration of a labeled sorbitol or sorbitol derivative to a subject and measurement of the label in breath and/or blood.