Apparatus and method for kinetic analysis of the intraoperative assay for parathyroid hormone
US6154706A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/30
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for predicting a residual hormone concentration in a patient after a removal of a portion of the patient's glandular tissue which secretes the hormone, includes an input device constructed to receive a plurality of measured hormone concentrations corresponding to a plurality of human fluid samples taken from a patient at a plurality of sample times, respectively; and further includes a computer processor configured to iteratively calculate a residual hormone concentration. In accordance with one feature of the present invention, the computer processor is configured to generate data denoting a residual amount of glandular tissue that will remain in the patient after the removal of the portion of the patient's glandular tissue; and the apparatus further comprises an output device constructed to output the generated data denoting the residual amount of glandular tissue. The computer processor is further configured to iteratively calculate a half-life value of the hormone concentration in the patient.
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