Method and device for monitoring medication usage
US7585680B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/173845
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for detecting and quantifying metabolites in a biological sample by measuring the concentration of a test metabolite in the sample and comparing that concentration against the concentration of the reference metabolite; enabling accurate metabolite concentration measurements to determine aberrant drug usage patterns. Also disclosed is an analytical testing device and related computer-assisted products for detecting and quantifying metabolites in a biological sample efficiently and accurately.
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