Assay and point of care device utilizing saliva for diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions affecting brain health
US11717195B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/60
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for assessing brain health and detecting neurological conditions. The invention more particularly relates to systems and methods for diagnosing neurological conditions and analyzing rain health from analysis of a biological fluid sample, such as a saliva sample, that looks for and determines the significance of peripheral markers of blood-brain barrier disruption. The present invention further provides a diagnostic system and method with a higher negative predictive value of brain injury than currently known tests are able to provide, so as to reduce the need for computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scans to affirmatively determine that brain or cerebrovascular injury has not occurred, and thus to improve suspected brain injury patient health care while reducing the expense of such care.
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