Devices and assays for diagnosis of sinusitis

US10620221B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Entvantage Diagnostics, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Aaron Szymanski · Thomaston, US
• David S. Seebauer · Southington, US
• Mohan Rajasekaran · Bristol, US
• John Wysmuller · Wethersfield, US
• Michael Mennone · Litchfield, US
• Rishwa BAXI · Southington, US
• Cheng Yang · Shanghai, CN
• Scott R. Johnstone · Pleasant Valley, US
• Joseph SKRABA · Austin, US
• Zachary Hawkins · Austin, US
• Oriana E. Hawkins · Fort Worth, US
• Soumya Mohana-Sundaram · Fort Worth, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 27, 2017
• Grant date: Apr 14, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 27, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2800/14
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods and kits for sampling mucous from within a sinus to determine if a single sample includes one or more bacterial types indicating bacterial sinusitis.