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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:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2002
Applicants:
Kenneth F. Buechler, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Alan Maisel, Del Mar, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth F. Buechler, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Alan Maisel, Del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biosite, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/532 (2006.01); G01N 33/533 (2006.01); G01N 33/534 (2006.01); G01N 33/535 (2006.01); G01N 33/542 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/63 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for the identification and use of diagnostic markers for differential diagnosis of diseases. In a various aspects, the invention relates to methods and compositions able to determine the presence or absence of one, and preferably a plurality, of diseases that exhibit one or more similar or identical symptoms. Such methods and compositions can be used to provide assays and assay devices for use in determining the disease underlying one or more non-specific symptoms exhibited in a clinical setting.