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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Spot on Sciences, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Hill, Manor, TX (US);
Jeanette Hill, Manor, TX (US);
Assignee:
Spot on Sciences, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/30 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/08 (2006.01); G01N 1/31 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/30 (2013.01); A61B 10/0038 (2013.01); A61B 10/0096 (2013.01); A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 10/0266 (2013.01); B01L 3/0231 (2013.01); B01L 3/5023 (2013.01); B01L 3/5055 (2013.01); G01N 1/08 (2013.01); G01N 1/31 (2013.01); A61B 10/0241 (2013.01); B01L 2200/141 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0803 (2013.01); B01L 2300/105 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4027 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment of the claimed invention is directed to a method that greatly streamlines and reduces costs for tissue preparation, preservation, long-term storage and sample retrieval for molecular analysis using a method based on dried blood spot (DBS) technology. In this method, a small needle punch sample of freshly excised tissue will be homogenized in stabilizing reagent and inserted into a device containing absorbent material and drying agent. This device is suitable for long-term sample storage at ambient temperature and allows for easy removal of sections for biomarker analysis.