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20080213808 | MEDIATORS FOR PHOTOMETRIC TESTS AND MEANS AND METHODS RELATING TO USE THEREOF - Embodiments of a detection reagent, as well as test elements and analytical kits including such reagent, and methods for using such reagent, are disclosed herein for optical detection and/or measurement of an analyte in a fluid sample. | 09-04-2008 |
20080318258 | Method for Measuring Cholesterol in Remnant-Like Lipoprotein - A method for measuring cholesterol in remnant-like lipoprotein in a sample, by a more convenient operation and with high sensitivity, and a reagent for the measurement are provided. | 12-25-2008 |
20090023167 | METHOD, REAGENT AND KIT FOR DETERMINATION OF CHOLESTEROL IN REMNANT-LIKE PARTICLES (RLP) - The present invention provides a method, a reagent and a kit for simple and sensitive determination of cholesterol in remnant-like particles without separation of components of a sample. A method for quantitatively determining remnant-like particle cholesterol in a sample, which comprises: in an aqueous medium containing the sample and in the presence of a combination of specific surfactants and a phospholipid-hydrolyzing enzyme, allowing remnant-like particle cholesterol in the sample to react with cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase or cholesterol dehydrogenase (in the presence of oxidized coenzyme); and determining the formed hydrogen peroxide or reduced coenzyme. | 01-22-2009 |
20090042227 | AMINO(OLIGO)THIOPHENE DYES, PREPARATION THEREOF, AND OPTICAL METHODS OF USE - Amino(oligo)thiophene dyes useful for studying the electrophysiology of organelles, cells, and tissues are described. Compared to previously known dyes, the amino(oligo)thiophene dyes exhibit improved (faster) response to membrane potential changes, as well as the ability to be excited by 1064 nanometer femtosecond pulses. Methods of preparing the amino(oligo)thiophene dyes are also described. | 02-12-2009 |
20090075310 | METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING LDL CHOLESTEROLS - A method for quantitatively determining LDL cholesterol, including the steps of adding to serum a surfactant selected from among polyoxyethylenealkylene phenyl ethers and polyoxyethylenealkylene tribenzylphenyl ethers and a cholesterol-assaying enzyme reagent so as to preferentially react cholesterols in high density- and very low density-cholesterols among lipoproteins, and subsequently determining the amount of cholesterol that reacts thereafter. This method can eliminate the necessity for pretreatments such as centrifugation and electrophoresis, enables the quantitative determination to be conducted in an efficient, simple manner, and can be applied to various automatic analyzers. | 03-19-2009 |
20090104636 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE OF UNKNOWN QUANTITY - Disclosed is a method for testing a modified specimen such as a dried blood spot, plasma or serum specimen, for an analyte of interest, such as cholesterol. In accordance with the disclosed subject matter, the level of the analyte of interest in the medium from which the modified specimen was obtained (e.g., from a patient's blood) is determined based on the level of an analyte in a solution formed from the modified specimen and on the level of at least one normalizing analyte. The analyte and normalizing analyte each may be an ion, compound, biochemical entity, or property of the specimen. Also disclosed are a fluid collector and a fluid collection device. | 04-23-2009 |
20090111132 | DIAGNOSIS METHOD OF HEPATIC STEATOSIS USING BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS - The present invention is drawn to a new diagnosis method for detecting the extent of hepatic steatosis in a patient, in particular in a patient who suffers from a disease involving hepatic steatosis, or who already had a positive diagnosis test of liver fibrosis and/or presence of liver necroinflammatory lesions, by using the serum concentration of easily detectable biological markers. The invention is also drawn to diagnosis kits for the implementation of the method. | 04-30-2009 |
20090130696 | HDL Cholesterol Sensor Using Selective Surfactant - A method for the determination of the amount of cholesterol in high density lipoproteins in a high density lipoprotein containing sample, said method comprising reacting the sample with a surfactant which preferentially reacts with high density lipoproteins in the sample, said surfactant being selected from hydroxyethyl glucamide derivatives and N-acyl-N-methyl glucamine derivatives, and measuring the amount of cholesterol in the high density lipoproteins, for example using an electrochemical technique. | 05-21-2009 |
20090148871 | Interdependent Assays for Detecting Two or More Analytes of Interest in A Test Sample - The present invention relates to interdependent assays and kits for detecting and at least two analytes of interest in a single test sample. | 06-11-2009 |
20090148872 | LIPOPROTEIN SENSOR - According to the present invention there is provided a biosensor comprising a substrate containing a biochemical analyte, an enzyme system, a low molecular weight glycol ether and a detection means. The biochemical analyte is a low density lipoprotein. The enzyme system contains a cholesterol enzyme such as cholesterol esterase, cholesterol oxidase or cholesterol dehydrogenase. | 06-11-2009 |
20090155826 | Biomarkers for pre-diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and other metabolic-syndrome related disorders and methods using the same - Biomarkers relating to insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, and cardiomyopathy are provided, as well as methods for using such biomarkers as biomarkers for insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, and cardiomyopathy. In addition, methods for modulating the respective disorders or conditions of a subject are also provided. Also provided are suites of small molecule entities as biomarkers for insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, and cardiomyopathy. | 06-18-2009 |
20090170139 | METHOD, REAGENT AND KIT FOR MEASUREMENT OF CHOLESTEROL IN REMNANT-LIKE PARTICLES - The present invention provides a method for simple and accurate measurement of cholesterol in remnant-like lipoprotein (RLP) (RLP-C) in a sample, which comprises the steps of: (i) eliminating cholesterol in lipoproteins other than RLP by reacting the sample with cholesterol oxidase, or cholesterol dehydrogenase and oxidized coenzyme, in an aqueous medium comprising surfactant A; (ii) reacting the reaction solution from which cholesterol in lipoproteins other than RLP has been eliminated in the above step (i) with cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase, or cholesterol esterase, cholesterol dehydrogenase and oxidized coenzyme, in the presence of surfactant B to form hydrogen peroxide or reduced coenzyme; and (iii) measuring the hydrogen peroxide or reduced coenzyme formed in the above step (ii). | 07-02-2009 |
20090181413 | SIMULTANEOUS AND DIFFERENTIAL QUANTIFICATION OF TWO TARGET ANALYTES IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - This invention provides a method for differentially and simultaneously quantifying two target analytes via a single assay operation with the use of a single type of reagent in each of the two steps, i.e., the first step and the second step. In this method, the reaction product associated with the first target analyte is detected at an early stage of the second step and the reaction product associated with the second target analyte is then detected. | 07-16-2009 |
20090191576 | Method and index for diagnosing insulin resistance - The invention provides methods for the determination of insulin sensitivity, insulin resistance, and non-insulin dependent Diabetes mellitus based on oral glucose tolerance test data and lipid ratios from reference populations that define an insulin resistance index. The invention also provides methods for using the IR index to determine disease progression and to evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic agents. The invention further provides an IR calculator for automating diagnosis, producing and storing patient medical records. | 07-30-2009 |
20090197288 | MULTIPLE QUANTIFICATION OF CHOLESTEROL IN LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN - The present invention is intended to provide a method for simultaneously measuring cholesterol in low density lipoprotein and total cholesterol as test components in blood. Specifically, a method is used for simultaneously measuring cholesterol in low density lipoprotein and total cholesterol in a biological sample, whereby cholesterol in low density lipoprotein and total cholesterol in a biological sample are quantified with a single measurement. | 08-06-2009 |
20090203054 | HDL Cholesterol Sensor Using Selective Surfactant - A method for the determination of the amount of cholesterol in high density lipoproteins in a high density lipoprotein containing sample, said method comprising reacting the sample with a surfactant which selectively reacts with high density lipoproteins in the sample, said surfactant being selected from sucrose esters, and maltosides, and measuring the amount of cholesterol in the high density lipoproteins, for example using an electrochemical technique. | 08-13-2009 |
20090215097 | Novel Polymer and Method of Measuring Cholesterol Therewith - It is an object of the present invention to provide the method for determining cholesterol in lipoprotein and reagent for determining cholesterol comprising the polymer, and the present invention relates to the reagent for determining cholesterol in lipoproteins such as high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and the determination method using the polymer comprising the following units as constituents: | 08-27-2009 |
20090246807 | Method for quantitative measurements of HDL-C and LDL-C - The present invention relates to a method for direct measurement of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. (HDL-C) or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) based on a modified chemical precipitation method, wherein the improvements were made by optimizing the concentrations and proportions of potassium polyvinyl sulfate (PVSK) and polyethylene glycol methyl ether (PEGME) in such a way that the enzymatic reactions are completed before precipitation formations. The method in combination with certain surfactants showed good correlations with other direct methods used for HDL-C or LDL-C determinations. | 10-01-2009 |
20090275064 | Methods to identify therapeutic agents - As illustrated herein, cholesterol is oxidized when it is present in atherosclerotic plaques. This reaction generates cholesterol oxidation or ozonation products that can act as chemotactic attractants of macrophages, can promote differentiation of monocytes into macrophages and can increase expression of E-selectin and Class A scavenger receptor (SR-A). The present application is directed to methods of using such cholesterol ozonation products to identify agents that can be used to treat atherosclerosis and other inflammatory artery diseases. | 11-05-2009 |
20090280514 | METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF CHOLESTEROL IN HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN - The present invention provides a method, a reagent and a kit for the simple and accurate measurement of HDL cholesterol. The method for the measurement of cholesterol in high-density lipoprotein in a sample comprises reacting the sample with i) cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase or ii) cholesterol esterase, oxidized coenzyme and cholesterol dehydrogenase in an aqueous medium comprising a specific nitrogen-containing surfactant having the structure of amine or ammonium salt and a polyanion, and measuring the formed hydrogen peroxide or reduced coenzyme. | 11-12-2009 |
20090280515 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE MODULATION OF PGRMC1 - The present invention provides for novel assays and the use of such assays for screening compounds that affect PGRMC1's and related homologue's ability to catalyze the incorporation of cholesterol into membranes. The present invention also provides for methods and compositions for affecting incorporation of cholesterol into membranes. The invention also provides for diagnostic and therapeutic kits for the methods described herein. | 11-12-2009 |
20090317846 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF FAMILIAL COMBINED HYPERLIPIDEMIA - An object of the present invention is to provide an excellent method for detection and diagnosis of familial combined hyperlipidemia. The present invention relates to a method for detection of familial combined hyperlipidemia, comprising measuring the concentration of small, dense LDL cholesterol in a sample collected from a subject. | 12-24-2009 |
20100035288 | REAGENT FOR QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF SMALL, DENSE LDLs - A reagent for fractional measurement of small, dense LDLs without pretreatment of a specimen, which is adaptable to a rapid and convenient autoanalyzer, is provided. A method for quantitatively determining cholesterol in small, dense LDLs in a sample is further provided, comprising: a first step of eliminating lipoproteins other than small, dense LDLs in a sample in the presence of cholesterol esterase and 0.05 g/L to 1.0 g/L of a surfactant that acts on the lipoproteins other than small, dense LDLs; and a second step of quantitatively determining cholesterol in small, dense LDLs that remain after the first step. | 02-11-2010 |
20100041080 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF CHOLESTEROL IN SMALL DENSE LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN - A method for determination of sdLDL-C, which comprises the steps of: (i) in a reaction solution containing a surfactant which preferentially inhibits the reaction of sdLDL-C with enzymes for cholesterol measurement such as cholesterol ester hydrolase, allowing the enzymes for cholesterol measurement to act on a sample to eliminate HDL-C, VLDL-C, CM-C and LgLDL-C in the sample; (ii) adding a reagent which causes the reaction of sdLDL-C remaining in the reaction solution after the above step (i) to form hydrogen peroxide or reduced coenzyme, and measuring the formed hydrogen peroxide or reduced coenzyme; and (iii) determining the sdLDL-C concentration in the sample from the measurement value in (ii) and a previously prepared calibration curve. | 02-18-2010 |
20100099125 | METHOD FOR MEASURING LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (LDL) CHOLESTEROL AND TEST PIECE FOR MEASURING LDL CHOLESTEROL - An LDL cholesterol measurement method that can be used with a test piece is provided. The LDL cholesterol measurement method for measuring LDL cholesterol in a sample has (A) a step of providing a total-cholesterol measurement portion and a non-LDL cholesterol measurement portion for measuring non-LDL cholesterol, which is cholesterol other than LDL cholesterol; (B) a step of measuring the total cholesterol in the sample in the total-cholesterol measurement portion; (C) a step of measuring the non-LDL cholesterol in the sample in the non-LDL cholesterol measurement portion; and (D) a step of obtaining the LDL cholesterol level in the sample by subtracting the non-LDL cholesterol value measured in the step (C) from the total-cholesterol value measured in the step (B). | 04-22-2010 |
20100136591 | METHOD OF MEASURING LIPID IN SPECIFIC LIPOPROTEIN - A method of measuring a lipid in a specific lipoprotein characterized by using a polycyclic polyoxyalkylene derivative at least in the step of determining the specificity of the measurement of the target lipid. | 06-03-2010 |
20100173336 | METHODS FOR ASSESSMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK - Methods are provided for more accurately assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in individuals or populations, using a bimodal analysis including cholesterol-based CVD risk markers together with serum triglyceride levels. Preferably, if a CVD marker (e.g., the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL) yields high risk factors, these factors may be adjusted in inverse relationship to serum triglyceride concentrations. If for example a given marker gives initial risk factors substantially equivalent to relative risk factors of about 1.5 or above, then the initial risk factors can be decreased if serum triglyceride levels are high, or increased if serum triglyceride levels are low. The invention is particularly useful for accurately assigning relative risk of mortality in the life insurance industry, and in decisions about prescribing or withholding medications. | 07-08-2010 |
20100248276 | METHOD FOR MEASURING LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for measuring low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in a body fluid, which is able to selectively measure low density lipoprotein cholesterol in a body fluid without using a low density lipoprotein cholesterol-selective surfactant having a risk of generating endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The present invention provides a method for measuring low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in a body fluid, which comprises measuring low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) by using (a) cholesterol esterase and (b) cholesterol oxidase or cholesterol dehydrogenase, in the presence of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer and a polyglyceryl ether. | 09-30-2010 |
20100248277 | DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ANALYTES IN BODILY FLUIDS - This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides portable medical devices that allow detection of analytes from a biological fluid. The methods and devices are particularly useful for providing point-of-care testing for a variety of medical applications. | 09-30-2010 |
20100255516 | METHOD AND KIT FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING SMALL, DENSE LDL CHOLESTEROL - A method for fractional measurement of small, dense LDL, which is adaptable for an autoanalyzer, and a reagent for measurement, are provided, making it possible to conduct rapid and convenient analysis with good sensitivity without pretreatment of a specimen. The method for quantitatively determining small, dense LDL cholesterol in a sample comprises the steps of: | 10-07-2010 |
20100311090 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BIOMEDICAL DATA USING ALGORITHM FOR IMPROVING REPRODUCIBILITY - Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for measuring biomedical data. The method of measuring biomedical data using a biochemical reaction includes determining reaction termination time at which the biochemical reaction has been stabilized based on an average variation in a predetermined period in an early stage of measurement, and obtaining a final measured value by adding a correction value to a value measured at the determined reaction termination time. | 12-09-2010 |
20100311091 | TEST STRIP AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD CHOLESTEROL LEVEL USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a test strip and a method for measuring medical data. The test strip comprises an upper cover having one or more application holes; a lower support having one or more detected parts at positions corresponding to detecting units of the measuring apparatus; an erythrocyte and LDL cholesterol-filtering layer designed to filter off both of erythrocytes and LDL cholesterol from an applied blood sample by agglutinating erythrocytes and precipitating LDL cholesterol; and a reaction layer in which the blood sample free of erythrocytes and LDL cholesterol is reacted with an reagent, the filtering layer and the reaction layer being stacked between the lower support and the upper cover. Structured to filter off erythrocytes and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol from a blood sample in a single layer, the test strip of the present invention can be made to be slim and allows a low volume of blood to be analyzed. | 12-09-2010 |
20100330596 | LIPOPROTEIN SURFACTANT - Surfactants are provided which are particularly useful for carrying out cholesterol and triglyceride tests. These surfactants have particularly fast kinetics of response to cholesterol, cholesterol ester and triglyceride in all lipoprotein particles. Cholesterol or triglyceride sensors incorporating these surfactants therefore provide reliable measurements of the total cholesterol or triglyceride content of a sample in a short period of time. Also provided are a sensor comprising the subject surfactants for determining the amount of triglyceride and/or cholesterol in a sample, as well as methods for determining the amount of cholesterol and/or triglyceride in a sample, the method comprising: contacting the sample with a surfactant as defined above; and determining the amount of cholesterol and/or triglyceride present. | 12-30-2010 |
20110033879 | DIRECT ASSAY OF CHOLESTEROL IN SKIN REMOVED BY TAPE STRIPPING - Skin cholesterol is measured by applying an adhesive tape onto a selected area of the skin to adhere the tape to the selected skin area and stripping the tape off the selected skin area to obtain a sample representative of the outer stratum corneum layer of the skin, the sample adhering to the tape so as to have exposed skin constituents. The sample is assayed using a detector reagent that specifically binds to cholesterol and in addition has an indicator component that allows quantitation of the amount of cholesterol present in the exposed skin constituents. | 02-10-2011 |
20110086373 | CHOLESTEROL SENSOR - A method for the determination of the amount of cholesterol in a sample is provided. The method typically provides a breakdown of the HDL and LDL cholesterol contents of the sample. | 04-14-2011 |
20110091917 | METHOD OF MEASURING LIPID IN SPECIFIC LIPOPROTEIN - A method of measuring a lipid in a specific lipoprotein characterized by using a polycyclic polyoxyalkylene derivative at least in the step of determining the specificity of the measurement of the target lipid. | 04-21-2011 |
20110136157 | Copper regulation evaluation and therapy - Assays methods for clinical evaluation of conditions that might be treated with copper antagonists. These conditions include diabetes and other glucose metabolism disorders, lipid disorders, neurological disorders, and heart disease. The assays utilize a correlation between copper levels and one or more of the markers hemoglobin AIc and extracellular superoxide dismutase activity, in order to detect the condition, predict progression of the condition and assess a patient's response to copper antagonist therapy in these conditions by monitoring the level of these markers. | 06-09-2011 |
20110171672 | METHOD OF REDUCING MEASUREMENT ERROR CAUSED BY CATALASE INHIBITION BY AZIDE - Disclosed is a method for reducing measurement errors due to inhibition of catalase by azide in a method for quantification of a component to be measured, in which hydrogen peroxide derived from a component other than the component to be measured is decomposed by a catalase. The method for reducing measurement errors due to inhibition of catalase by azide employs a catalase which has a subunit having a molecular mass of 75 kDa or higher and is derived from a microorganism, when hydrogen peroxide derived from a component other than the component to be measured is decomposed by the catalase followed by quantification of hydrogen peroxide derived from the component to be measured to quantify the component to be measured. | 07-14-2011 |
20110223626 | METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING CHOLESTEROL IN LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS,REAGENT FOR QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION,AND QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION KIT - A method for measuring cholesterol in low-density lipoprotein contained in a sample, which comprises reacting a sample with (i) a combination of cholesterol ester hydrolase and cholesterol oxidase or (ii) a combination of cholesterol ester hydrolase, an oxidized coenzyme and cholesterol dehydrogenase in the presence of: [a] a polyoxyethylene-polyoxyalkylene alkylaryl ether; [b] one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxyalkylene copolymer, a polyoxyethylene alkenyl ether, a polyoxyethylene branched alkyl ether, and a polyoxyethylene-polyoxyalkylene branched alkyl ether; [c] one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of a primary amine, a secondary amine, a tertiary amine, and a quaternary ammonium; and [d] a polyanion, and measuring a substance formed or consumed in the reaction. | 09-15-2011 |
20110256565 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES OR DISORDERS - The present invention provides methods that are useful for the diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease or disorder and for the screening of compounds or therapeutic agents for treating a neurodegenerative disease or disorder. The methods pertain in part to the correlation of a neurodegenerative disease or disorder with abnormal or altered endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondrial-associated membranes (ER-MAM) integrity. | 10-20-2011 |
20110281287 | SIZE SELF-LIMITING COMPOSITIONS AND TEST DEVICES FOR MEASURING ANALYTES IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS - A test strip or electrochemical sensor for measuring the amount of an analyte in a biological fluid, e.g. the glucose content of whole blood, includes a size self-limiting reagent formulation employing an enzyme system for reaction with the analyte, the reactive system mixed into a water-soluble swellable polymer matrix containing small water-insoluble particles having a nominal size of about 0.05 to 20 μm, preferably about 1 to 10 μm. The weight ratio of the water-insoluble particles to the water-soluble swellable polymer matrix is about 1/2 to 2/1. The reagent formulation is deposited onto a non-porous substrate to form a thin layer about 6-16 μm thick, providing a rapid and stable response to application of a sample, while being insensitive to the amount of the sample. | 11-17-2011 |
20110287460 | METHOD OF LIPID ASSAY AND REAGENT FOR USE THEREIN - A method of lipid assay characterized by assaying the lipids contained in a blood component in the presence of an organic silicon compound. The method can cause specific conditions for direct methods while satisfying requirements such as no influence on precision of assay, no burden on assay apparatus, and easy availability. | 11-24-2011 |
20110287461 | ENZYMATIC ANALYTICAL MEMBRANE, TEST DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention is directed to a novel enzymatic analytical membrane, a lateral flow enzymatic detection method, and analytical device incorporating same. The invention is useful for rapidly enzymatically determining the presence of one or more analytes in small volumes of sample. The invention provides an enzymatic analytical membrane for detecting the presence of one or more small-molecule analytes in a biological sample where the membrane comprises a receiving zone; a separation zone and a signal zone, at least one of the zones comprising one or more enzymes for converting the analytes into a form detectable by reaction with a chromogenic agent present in the signal zone and wherein the membrane horizontally receives sample at the receiving zone, and the sample continues via lateral flow through the receiving zone, separation zone and signal zone where a visible color change is formed indicating the presence of the analyte. | 11-24-2011 |
20110306072 | ASSAY TEST CARD - The present invention relates to the use of surfaces that exhibit different surface energies wherein the difference in surface energies is configured to disrupt capillary laminar flow of a fluid travelling between the two surfaces The invention further relates to the use of such surfaces in assay methods including a device utilising same | 12-15-2011 |
20120028282 | BIOSENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF ANALYTE - A biosensor system can comprise a sensor chip and a measurement device. The sensor chip comprises a capillary and electrodes disposed within the capillary. The height of the capillary is set to be less than the maximum value of the sum of the diffusion distance of an electron-transfer mediator and the diffusion distance of an analyte at the upper limit of the measurement guaranteed temperature of the biosensor system. The measurement device applies an open circuit voltage, a voltage that is lower than during concentration measurement, or the like to the electrodes of the sensor chip. | 02-02-2012 |
20120107850 | ANALYSIS REAGENT AND ANALYSIS DEVICE HAVING THE ANALYSIS REAGENT CARRIED THEREIN - A reagent including a combination of a polyanionic compound and a bivalent cationic compound contains one substance selected from the group consisting of succinic acid, gluconic acid, alanine, glycine, valine, histidine, maltitol, and mannitol or at least one compound of the substance. A dry state of the reagent and deliquescence can be improved. | 05-03-2012 |
20120149047 | METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING LDL CHOLESTEROLS - A method for quantitatively determining LDL cholesterol, including the steps of adding to serum a surfactant selected from among polyoxyethylenealkylene phenyl ethers and polyoxyethylenealkylene tribenzylphenyl ethers and a cholesterol-assaying enzyme reagent so as to preferentially react cholestrols in high density- and very low density-cholesterols among lipoproteins, and subsequently determining the amount of cholesterol that reacts thereafter. This method can eliminate the necessity for pretreatments such as centrifugation and electrophoresis, enables the quantitative determination to be conducted in an efficient, simple manner, and can be applied to various automatic analyzers. | 06-14-2012 |
20120208219 | METHOD FOR ASSAYING CHOLESTEROL IN ApoE-CONTAINING HDL - This invention provides a method for separately or simultaneously quantifying cholesterol in a total amount of HDL-C, cholesterol in an HDL subfraction of apoE-containing HDL-C, and cholesterol in an HDL subfraction of apoE-deficient HDL-C. The method comprises enzymatically and separately quantifying cholesterol in apoE-containing HDL and cholesterol in apoE-deficient HDL by adding a surfactant selected from the group consisting of a surfactant with an apoE-containing HDL response rate/apoE-deficient HDL response rate ratio of 0.7 to less than 1.3, a surfactant with an apoE-containing HDL response rate/apoE-deficient HDL response rate ratio of less than 0.7, and a surfactant with an apoE-containing HDL response rate/apoE-deficient HDL response rate ratio of 1.3 or more to a test sample, allowing cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase to react therewith, and quantifying the hydrogen peroxide generated. | 08-16-2012 |
20120231484 | METHOD AND MARKER FOR DETERMINATION DEGREE OF RISK OF ONSET OF HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM - The present invention relates to a method for determining the degree of risk of onset of autism, comprising the step of measuring the triglyceride concentration or the cholesterol concentration in a very low-density lipoprotein fraction of plasma or serum isolated from a subject, or the triglyceride concentration or the cholesterol concentration of plasma or serum. In addition, the present invention provides a kit for determining the degree of risk of onset of autism and a method for screening for a candidate substance for agents for treating autism using a non-human mammal, in which the above described method is utilized. | 09-13-2012 |
20120322091 | PHARMACOLOGIC METHOD OF LOWERING CHOLESTEROL PRODUCTION - The present invention provides a screening method for identifying test agents that modulate cell membrane cholesterol activity. The modulating activity of the test agents may be measured using lytic compounds, which cause cell lysis or increases in cell permeability in response to cell membrane cholesterol levels. The invention further provides therapeutic agents that are identified using the screening method. The therapeutic agents either increase or decrease the cell membrane cholesterol activity, cholesterol concentration and/or both in vivo and/or in vitro. | 12-20-2012 |
20130078659 | METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING LDL CHOLESTEROLS - A method for quantitatively determining LDL cholesterol, including the steps of adding to serum a surfactant selected from among polyoxyethylenealkylene phenyl ethers and polyoxyethylenealkylene tribenzylphenyl ethers and a cholesterol-assaying enzyme reagent so as to preferentially react cholestrols in high density- and very low density-cholesterols among lipoproteins, and subsequently determining the amount of cholesterol that reacts thereafter. This method can eliminate the necessity for pretreatments such as centrifugation and electrophoresis, enables the quantitative determination to be conducted in an efficient, simple manner, and can be applied to various automatic analyzers. | 03-28-2013 |
20130164768 | METHOD OF LIPID ASSAY AND REAGENT FOR USE THEREIN - A method of lipid assay characterized by assaying the lipids contained in a blood component in the presence of an organic silicon compound. The method can cause specific conditions for direct methods while satisfying requirements such as no influence on precision of assay, no burden on assay apparatus, and easy availability. | 06-27-2013 |
20130164769 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING THE AMOUNT OF CHOLESTEROL IN HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN 3 - A method that enables quantification of cholesterol in high-density lipoprotein 3 (HDL3) in a test sample without requiring a laborious operation is disclosed. The method for quantifying cholesterol in HDL3 comprises reacting, with a test sample, a surfactant that specifically reacts with high-density lipoprotein 3, and quantifying cholesterol. The method enables specific quantification of HDL3 cholesterol in a test sample using an automatic analyzer without requirement of a laborious operation such as ultracentrifugation or pretreatment. Further, quantification of the HDL2 cholesterol level can also be carried out by subtracting the HDL3 cholesterol level from the total HDL cholesterol level obtained by a conventional method for quantifying the total HDL cholesterol in a test sample. | 06-27-2013 |
20130171674 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING THE AMOUNT OF CHOLESTEROL IN HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN 3 - A method that enables quantification of cholesterol in high-density lipoprotein 3 (HDL3) in a test sample without requiring a laborious operation is disclosed. The method for quantifying cholesterol in HDL3 comprises: Step 1 wherein phospholipase and/or sphingomyelinase is/are allowed to act on a test sample to transfer cholesterol to the outside of the reaction system; and Step 2 wherein cholesterol remaining in the reaction system is quantified. The method enables specific quantification of HDL3 cholesterol in a test sample using an automatic analyzer without requirement of a laborious operation such as ultracentrifugation or pretreatment. Further, quantification of the HDL2 cholesterol level can also be carried out by subtracting the HDL3 cholesterol level from the total HDL cholesterol level obtained by a conventional method for quantifying the total HDL cholesterol in a test sample. | 07-04-2013 |
20130210044 | METHOD OF LIPID ASSAY AND REAGENT FOR USE THEREIN - A method of lipid assay characterized by assaying the lipids contained in a blood component in the presence of an organic silicon compound. The method can cause specific conditions for direct methods while satisfying requirements such as no influence on precision of assay, no burden on assay apparatus, and easy availability. | 08-15-2013 |
20130230873 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF REMNANT-LIKE LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL AND KIT FOR SAME - A method for quantifying remnant-like lipoprotein cholesterol in a sample simply and accurately without requiring separation operations, and a kit therefor are disclosed. A method for quantifying cholesterol in a remnant-like lipoprotein in a sample containing different lipoproteins including the remnant-like lipoprotein comprises a step (1) of erasing cholesterol in lipoproteins other than the remnant-like lipoprotein; and a step (2) of quantifying cholesterol in the remaining remnant-like lipoprotein. The step (1) is carried out under an action of a cholesterol esterase having a molecular weight of more than 40 kDa and not having a subunit having a molecular weight of not more than 40 kDa; and the step (2) is carried out under an action of a cholesterol esterase having a molecular weight of not more than 40 kDa or a cholesterol esterase having a subunit having a molecular weight of not more than 40 kDa. | 09-05-2013 |
20130288281 | METHOD AND KIT FOR QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINING SMALL, DENSE LDL CHOLESTEROL - A method for fractional measurement of small, dense LDL, which is adaptable for an autoanalyzer, and a reagent for measurement, are provided, making it possible to conduct rapid and convenient analysis with good sensitivity without pretreatment of a specimen. The method for quantitatively determining small, dense LDL cholesterol in a sample comprises the steps of:
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20130316382 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE VITAL PROGNOSIS OF A SUBJECT IN A CRITICAL CONDITION - The invention relates to a method for evaluating the vital prognosis of a subject suffering from heart failure, said method comprising the step of determining the lactate/cholesterol ratio in a biological sample of said subject and comparing the lactate/cholesterol ratio to a threshold value. | 11-28-2013 |
20130323764 | ASSAY TEST CARD - The present invention relates to the use of surfaces that exhibit different surface energies wherein the difference in surface energies is configured to disrupt capillary laminar flow of a fluid travelling between the two surfaces. The invention further relates to the use of such surfaces in assay methods including a device utilising same. | 12-05-2013 |
20130344518 | METHOD FOR MEASURING CHOLESTEROL IN HDL SUBFRACTION, AND REAGENTS AND KIT THEREFOR - The present invention provides a method for simply and precisely measuring cholesterol in an HDL subfraction contained in a sample. This is a method for measuring cholesterol in HDL3 contained in a sample, which comprises reacting a sample with (1) a combination of a cholesterol ester hydrolase and a cholesterol oxidase or (2) a combination of a cholesterol ester hydrolase, an oxidized coenzyme and a cholesterol dehydrogenase in an aqueous medium containing: (a) a divalent metal salt; (b) an alkali metal salt selected from the group consisting of a sulfate, a nitrate, a carbonate, an acetate and a halide; and (c) dextran sulfate or a salt thereof, and measuring a substance formed or consumed in the reaction without separating and removing lipoproteins other than HDL3. | 12-26-2013 |
20140045201 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING CHOLESTEROL IN HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN 2, AND REAGENT KIT FOR THE METHOD - Disclosed is a method for quantifying HDL2 cholesterol in a test sample without requiring laborious operations. The method for quantifying cholesterol comprises allowing phospholipase to act on HDL to quantify cholesterol. Also disclosed is a method comprising: a first step of transferring cholesterols other than high-density lipoproteins in a test sample to the outside of the reaction system; and a second step of quantifying high-density lipoprotein 2 cholesterol among the high-density lipoproteins remaining in the reaction system; wherein, by performing the second step by the above method, high-density lipoprotein 2 cholesterol in the test sample can be quantified. | 02-13-2014 |
20140051102 | METHOD OF LIPID ASSAY AND REAGENT FOR USE THEREIN - A method of lipid assay characterized by assaying the lipids contained in a blood component in the presence of an organic silicon compound. The method can cause specific conditions for direct methods while satisfying requirements such as no influence on precision of assay, no burden on assay apparatus, and easy availability. | 02-20-2014 |
20140065649 | TEST SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND CHARACTERISING LIPID LOWERING DRUGS - The present invention relates to methods for the identification and characterization of therapeutic candidates for use in the treatment of a disease or condition associated with elevated LDL-C levels involving a rodent, methods for the testing of the efficacy of an antibody specifically binding to proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) involving a rodent, as well as a rodent and its use in the identification or profiling of compounds for modulation of a disease or condition associated with elevated LDL-C levels. | 03-06-2014 |
20140093895 | SELF-CONTAINED TEST SENSOR - A test strip to assist in determining the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample comprises a base, at least one tab and a break line. The base includes a capillary channel and a test element. The capillary channel is in fluid communication with the test element. The test element is adapted to receive the fluid sample. The at least one tab is removably attached to the base. The capillary channel extends from the base into a portion of the tab. The break line intersects the capillary channel in which an inlet to the capillary channel is exposed along the break line when the tab is separated from the base. | 04-03-2014 |
20140134654 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING RISK OF CORONARY STENOSIS - A computer-based method for determining a prediction of risk and/or an indication of extent of coronary stenosis in a human subject, comprises the steps of: (a) inputting the level of at least one cholesteryl ester measured in a blood sample collected from said subject; and then (b) inputting the age and gender of said subject; and then (c) generating in said computer from said cholesteryl ester level input, said age input and said gender input a prediction of risk and/or an indication of extent of coronary stenosis blood sample by mass spectrometry. | 05-15-2014 |
20140147869 | Method and Kit for Measuring Cholesterol in Low-Density Lipoproteins - A new measurement method by which LDL cholesterol can be measured readily and precisely is provided. The measurement method is for measuring LDL cholesterol in a sample. | 05-29-2014 |
20140147870 | NON-PRECIPITATING BODILY FLUID ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A bodily fluid analyzer including a dry test strip impregnated with a reagent providing a non-precipitating reaction to exclude non-desired analytes. The reagent complexes the non-desired analytes so they remain in solution but cannot participate in the test reaction. Red blood cells are removed from the detection area by slowing their vertical movement and stopping flow when the detection membrane is saturated. | 05-29-2014 |
20140170688 | RAPID, LOW-SAMPLE-VOLUME CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDE ASSAYS - Reagents, assays, methods, kits, devices, and systems for rapid measurement of cholesterol and cholesterol sub-fractions from a blood sample are provided. Total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high density lipoprotein cholesterol can be measured in a single assay using kinetic measurements, under conditions in which cholesterol sub-species are converted to a detectable product at distinct rates. The detectable product is measured at different times after assay initiation. A lipase, cholesterol esterase, cholesterol oxidase and a peroxidase may be used together to produce colored product in amounts directly proportional to the quantity of cholesterol converted. Methods for calculating very-low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels by further including triglyceride measurements are disclosed. Assays may be performed in a single reaction mixture, allowing more accurate and precise cholesterol determinations, including ratios of cholesterol sub-fractions to total cholesterol, at less expense, than would be expected by performing several different assays in different reaction mixtures. | 06-19-2014 |
20140193846 | NOVEL APOC-I ISOFORMS AND THEIR USE AS BIOMARKERS AND RISK FACTORS OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC DISEASE - Novel isoforms of apolipoprotein C-I (apoC-I), namely apolipoprotein C-I | 07-10-2014 |
20140206024 | STABLE NAD/NADH DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides for stable nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD/NADH) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP/NADPH) derivatives of formula (I), enzyme complexes of these derivatives and their use in biochemical detection methods and reagent kits. | 07-24-2014 |
20140220608 | Reagentless Ceria-Based Colorimetric Sensor - A colorimetric reagent in the form of nanoparticles, composite nanoparticles, and nanoparticle coatings, including methods of use, methods of preparation, deposition, and assembly of related devices and specific applications. The colorimetric reagent comprises cerium oxide nanoparticles which are used in solution or immobilized on a solid support, either alone or in conjunction with oxidase enzymes, to form an active colorimetric component that reacts with an analyte to form a colored complex. The rate of color change and the intensity of the color are proportional to the amount of analyte present in the sample. Also described is the use of ceria and doped ceria nanoparticles as an oxygen storage/delivery vehicle for oxidase enzymes and applications in biocatalytic processes in anaerobic conditions of interest in biomedicine and bioanalysis. Further described are a variety of related applications of the disclosed technology including clinical diagnosis, in vivo implantable devices, food safety, and fermentation control. | 08-07-2014 |
20140255959 | CHOLESTEROL OXIDASE MUTANTS, COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, KITS AND USES THEREOF - Compositions, devices, kits and methods are disclosed for assaying cholesterol with a cholesterol oxidase mutant that has been modified at an amino acid residue involved in the active site. The cholesterol oxidase mutant has reduced oxidase activity while substantially maintaining its dehydrogenase activity. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255960 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEST STRIPS WITH EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGES - An extended range test strip includes a simple system where the end user can determine the concentration of the analyte at high concentration with a single drop of whole blood. A single drop of blood spreads across a spreading layer and into multiple reagent stacks. Multiple reagent stacks of the test strip may be configured to test for different ranges by adding a peroxide modulator. Readings from multiple reagent stacks producing a colorimetric response may be tested simultaneously. Working from the lowest range to the highest range of reagent stacks, the first reagent stack to be less than its maximum range is considered to be the reagent stack that is producing a colorimetric response related to the actual amount of analyte in the sample. | 09-11-2014 |
20140287444 | METHOD OF LIPID ASSAY AND REAGENT FOR USE THEREIN - A method of lipid assay characterized by assaying the lipids contained in a blood component in the presence of an organic silicon compound. The method can cause specific conditions for direct methods while satisfying requirements such as no influence on precision of assay, no burden on assay apparatus, and easy availability. | 09-25-2014 |
20140302540 | BLOOD SAMPLE ASSAY METHOD - The invention provides an enzymatic method for measuring the concentration of one or more analytes in the plasma portion of a blood derived sample, containing a first and a second component, where said second component interferes with the measurement of said first component. The method includes: i) diluting the sample with a reagent mixture; ii) substantially removing blood cells; iii) using a reagent which serves to temporarily prevent reaction of the second component, to generate a blocked second component; iv) causing the selective reaction of a constituent of each analyte to directly or indirectly generate detectable reaction products, where one of the analytes is the first component; v) monitoring the detectable reaction product or products; vi) relating an amount of the detectable product or products and/or a rate of formation of the detectable product or products to the concentration of each analyte, where the concentration of at least the first component is related to a corresponding detectable reaction product by means of estimating an un-measurable (fictive) endpoint. Step iii) may be carried out at any stage up to and including step iv) but before steps v) or vi). The reagent of step iii) may be applied to the sample separately or may be included in a reagent mixture during steps i) or iv). A corresponding kit is also provided. | 10-09-2014 |
20140308689 | Detection and Quantification of Analytes in Bodily Fluids - This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides portable medical devices that allow detection of analytes from a biological fluid. The methods and devices are particularly useful for providing point-of-care testing for a variety of medical applications. | 10-16-2014 |
20140322735 | Method to Measure Endogenous Enzymatic Serum/Plasma Cholesterol Esterification by LCAT (Lecithin:Cholesterol Acyltransferase) Assay - The present invention provides a method for the assessment of cholesterol esterification through physiologically relevant pathways and incorporates the function of individual subject's endogenous HDL particles. This ex vivo approach avoids the use of an artificial substrate and provides for determination of LCAT activity that includes both the contribution of a subject's endogenous HDL function and endogenous LCAT protein, and is therefore a significant improvement to the biologic relevance. | 10-30-2014 |
20140329258 | SELF-CONTAINED TEST SENSOR - A test strip to assist in determining the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample comprises a base, at least one tab and a break line. The base includes a capillary channel and a test element. The capillary channel is in fluid communication with the test element. The test element is adapted to receive the fluid sample. The at least one tab is removably attached to the base. The capillary channel extends from the base into a portion of the tab. The break line intersects the capillary channel in which an inlet to the capillary channel is exposed along the break line when the tab is separated from the base. | 11-06-2014 |
20150031058 | Driving Patient Compliance with Therapy - Methods of the invention involve determining a patient's compliance with a cholesterol lowering therapy. In certain aspects, the invention provides methods that involve conducting a first assay to determine a cholesterol biomarker level in a first sample from a patient prior to the patient undergoing a cholesterol lowering therapy. The methods may also involve conducting a second assay to determine a cholesterol level in a second sample obtained from the patient after the patient has started undergoing a cholesterol lowering therapy. Additionally, the methods involve associating the cholesterol level and the cholesterol biomarker level in which the association allows for the determination of the patient's compliance with the cholesterol lowering therapy. | 01-29-2015 |
20150079616 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING SUBFRACTION OF CHOLESTEROL (-C) IN HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (HDL) - Provided is a method for separately or simultaneously quantifying whole HDL-C and cholesterol in HDL subfractions: ApoE-Containing HDL-C and ApoE-deficient HDL-C. A method for enzymatically and separately quantifying cholesterol in the ApoE-deficient HDL comprising: adding a surfactant composed of a polyoxyethylene benzyl phenyl ether derivative to a test sample in a final concentration of 0.05 to 0.10%, reacting the test sample with cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase, and quantifying hydrogen peroxide generated. A method for enzymatically and separately quantifying cholesterol in ApoE-Containing HDL comprising: adding a surfactant composed of a polyoxyethylene benzyl phenyl ether derivative so as to obtain a final concentration of 0.15 to 0.75%, reacting the test sample with cholesterol esterase and cholesterol oxidase, and quantifying hydrogen peroxide generated. | 03-19-2015 |
20150111234 | SENSOR STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WHERE THE TEST SENSORS ARE INDIVIDUALLY FOILED AND ARRANGED IN A STACK - A portable, hand-held glucose testing device includes a housing configured to accommodate a plurality of test sensors in a stacked arrangement and having a wall with an opening defined therein. A plurality of packaged test sensors is stacked in alignment with one another within the housing. Each of the test sensors is packaged within a blister package. The blister package includes a blister package housing and a cover foil overlying a surface of the blister package housing and the test sensor. A drive slide is configured to displace one of the plurality of packaged test sensors out of alignment with other packaged test sensors. A knife mechanism is configured to pierce through the cover foil, and to engage and urge the test sensor to extend through the opening for receiving a sample. A meter contact is configured to engage the test sensor when the test sensor extends through the opening. | 04-23-2015 |
20150377913 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF AN ANALYTE IN BLOOD - A sample acquiring device, an apparatus and a method for spectrophotometric measurement of high density lipoprotein (HDL) and at least one of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG) and glucose (FPG). | 12-31-2015 |
20160024554 | RAPID, LOW-SAMPLE-VOLUME CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDE ASSAYS - Reagents, assays, methods, kits, devices, and systems for rapid measurement of cholesterol and cholesterol sub-fractions from a blood sample are provided. Total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high density lipoprotein cholesterol can be measured in a single assay using kinetic measurements, under conditions in which cholesterol sub-species are converted to a detectable product at distinct rates. The detectable product is measured at different times after assay initiation. A lipase, cholesterol esterase, cholesterol oxidase and a peroxidase may be used together to produce colored product in amounts directly proportional to the quantity of cholesterol converted. Methods for calculating very-low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels by further including triglyceride measurements are disclosed. Assays may be performed in a single reaction mixture, allowing more accurate and precise cholesterol determinations, including ratios of cholesterol sub-fractions to total cholesterol, at less expense, than would be expected by performing several different assays in different reaction mixtures. | 01-28-2016 |
20160084858 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-FASTING LDL CHOLESTEROL ASSAYS - In one embodiment, a test strip for testing for cholesterol-related blood analytes in whole blood includes a red blood cell separation layer, the red blood cell separation layer separating red blood cells from a blood sample applied to the test strip as the blood sample flows downward through the red blood cell separation layer. The test strip further includes a reaction layer receiving the blood sample from the red blood cell separation layer, the reaction layer including POE-POP-POE block copolymer, a surfactant, and a reflectivity changing reactant, the POE-POP-POE block copolymers solubilizing essentially only non-LDL cholesterol analytes, the non-LDL cholesterol analytes reacting with the reflectivity changing reactant in order to change a reflectivity of the blood sample. | 03-24-2016 |
20160090398 | NOVEL COMPOUNDS USEFUL FOR FRET AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - The invention also relates to compounds, which are useful for intra-molecular fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), comprising the oxidized form of a carbaNADH-based first fluorophore and a second fluorophore that is excitable at a wave-length of between 445 to 540 nm and that has an emission maximum of greater than 560 nm, and methods, kits and compositions related thereto. | 03-31-2016 |
20160091482 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE IN A BODY FLUID - A method for detecting at least one analyte in a body fluid is disclosed comprising performing an optical measurement, wherein at least one test chemical is contacts the body fluid. The test chemical is an optical test chemical adapted to perform at least one detection reaction, wherein at least one optically detectable property is changed due to the detection reaction to provide at least one optical measurement value. At least one impedance measurement is generated wherein at least one alternating electrical signal is applied to the body fluid via the impedance measurement electrodes and at least one answer signal is recorded, and at least one impedance measurement value is generated. At least one evaluation step is performed wherein at least one evaluation algorithm is used, and the optical measurement value and the impedance measurement value are used for determining a concentration of the analyte in the body fluid. | 03-31-2016 |
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20160161512 | METHOD AND REAGENT FOR QUANTIFYING CHOLESTEROL IN HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN 3 - Disclosed are a method and a reagent for quantifying HDL3 in a test sample without requiring laborious operations. The method for quantifying cholesterol in high-density lipoprotein 3 comprises reacting a test sample with one or more surfactants which react specifically with high-density lipoprotein 3, and quantifying cholesterol. When one surfactant is used, the surfactant is one selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene polycyclic phenyl ethers having an HLB of 12.5 to 15. When two or more surfactants are used, at least one of the surfactants is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene polycyclic phenyl ethers, and the two or more surfactants are combined so as to provide the total HLB of 12.5 to 15 of the combined surfactants. | 06-09-2016 |
20160169922 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING RISK OF CORONARY STENOSIS | 06-16-2016 |
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