Method of measuring artificial sweeteners in bodily waste to identify and quantify drug consumption
US10241122B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/52
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
We disclose a drug tracking system and method of use which may be used to screen a subject's bodily waste in order to assess whether the subject has consumed a drug. The system includes a drug composition which is tagged with at least one artificial sweetener that may be detected in the subject's bodily waste. The subject may consume the tagged drug and a user may obtain a sample of the subject's bodily waste. The bodily waste sample may be analyzed to detect the artificial sweetener or its metabolite. In some embodiments, the result of the analysis of bodily waste may be entered into a database, compared to standards that comprises analyses of a plurality of drug tags, and the identity of the drug tag, and consequently the drug composition, determined.
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