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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Genady Kostenich, Bat Yam, IL;
Sol Kimel, Haifa, IL;
Arie Orenstein, Tel Aviv, IL;
Reuben Achiron, Tel Aviv, IL;
Eliahu Pewzner, Modiin Ilit, IL;
Inventors:
Genady Kostenich, Bat Yam, IL;
Sol Kimel, Haifa, IL;
Arie Orenstein, Tel Aviv, IL;
Reuben Achiron, Tel Aviv, IL;
Eliahu Pewzner, Modiin Ilit, IL;
Assignee:
Tel Hashomer Medical Research Infrastructure and Services Ltd., Ramat Gan, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and devices comprising an elongated probe for the in vivo detection of meconium in amniotic fluid held in an amniotic sac based on detecting the presence of Zinc-coproporphyrin I (ZnCP). ZnCP is excited at approximately 405 nm and emits characteristic fluorescence, centered at about 580 nm and less intensely at 630 nm.