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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2007
Applicants:

Ko Igami, Tokyo, JP;

Tomoharu Okazaki, Kagoshima, JP;

Koichi Shinmyozu, Kagoshima, JP;

Tomoko Ono, Tokyo, JP;

Fumio Furusaki, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Ko Igami, Tokyo, JP;

Tomoharu Okazaki, Kagoshima, JP;

Koichi Shinmyozu, Kagoshima, JP;

Tomoko Ono, Tokyo, JP;

Fumio Furusaki, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/37 (2006.01); G01N 33/86 (2006.01); C12Q 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/86 (2013.01); C12Q 1/56 (2013.01); G01N 2800/2871 (2013.01); G01N 2800/323 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for detecting a condition in a patient with disturbance of consciousness, by analyzing an amount and/or activity of a von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease, and a kit for detecting a condition in a patient with disturbance of consciousness, comprising an antibody or a fragment thereof which specifically binds to a von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease, or a von Willebrand factor or a fragment thereof, are disclosed. Examples of the detection of a condition include a detection of cerebrovascular disease, a detection of arteriosclerotic vascular disease, and a detection or prediction of severity.


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