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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Pharmacophotonics, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Exing Wang, Carmel, IN (US);
Daniel Meier, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Robert Bunch, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Bruce Molitoris, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Ruben Sandoval, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Matthew Rubin, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Pharmacophotonics, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A method for measuring a glomerular filtration rate in a mammalian kidney comprises a source of reporter and marker fluorescent molecules. The fluorescent molecules are introduced into the blood stream of a mammalian subject. Over a period of time, a measurement of the intensities of the reporter and marker fluorescent molecules is taken. A ratio is calculated to determine the health of the subject's kidney. This method measures volume of plasma distribution based on a fluorescence of a marker molecule relative to a fluorescence of a reporter molecule.