ANDRO DIAGNOSTICS Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110027818 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ZINC IONS - The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for determining zinc ion concentration in a fluid sample. Some apparatuses of the invention include (i) a light source designed to emit an excitatory light at a first known wavelength that activates a fluorescent emission having a second and different wavelength by at least one selected fluorescent reporter probe that generates a different fluorescent response when bound to zinc ion; (ii) at least one sample-holding component adapted to hold a liquid sample in a pathway of the excitatory light; (iii) a photodetector for measuring fluorescent emission intensity generated by fluorescent reporter probe bound to zinc ion within the liquid sample; and (iv) electronic means for creating a data signal that correlates with fluorescent emission intensity generated by fluorescent reporter probe bound to zinc ion in the liquid sample to the free zinc ion concentration. Such apparatuses and methods can be used to determine the presence of or the risk of having prostate cancer in a subject. | 02-03-2011 |
20100099195 | Zinc-Based Screening Test and Kit for Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer - The present invention provides devices, kits, and methods for determining the zinc level in a fluid sample of a subject. Such determination is useful in screening for the presence of or the increased risk of having prostate cancer. | 04-22-2010 |