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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Michael E. M. Larson, Minocqua, WI (US);
Thomas M. Richards, Minocqua, WI (US);
Inventors:
Michael E. M. Larson, Minocqua, WI (US);
Thomas M. Richards, Minocqua, WI (US);
Assignee:
Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/94 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for detecting and quantifying metabolites in a biological sample by measuring the concentration of a test metabolite in the sample and comparing that concentration against the concentration of the reference metabolite; enabling accurate metabolite concentration measurements to determine aberrant drug usage patterns. Also disclosed is an analytical testing device and related computer-assisted products for detecting and quantifying metabolites in a biological sample efficiently and accurately.