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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. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Tetsuo Ikezono, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Yagi, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Omori, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nippon Medical School Foundation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C07K 16/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple, reliable and low-invasive method to detect perilymph fistulas. The present invention provides a method for detecting a perilymph fistula, which comprises detecting the existence of Cochlin in body fluid existing in the middle ear.