US Patent 9398876 Renal function analysis method and apparatus

Patent 9398876 was granted and assigned to Pharmacophotonics, Inc. on July, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent Applicant

Pharmacophotonics, Inc.

Current Assignee

Pharmacophotonics, Inc.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

9398876

Date of Patent

July 26, 2016

Patent Application Number

13713189

Date Filed

December 13, 2012

Patent Primary Examiner

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Eric Winakur

Patent abstract

A method for measuring a glomerular filtration rate in a mammalian kidney comprises a source of reporter and marker fluorescent molecules. The fluorescent molecules are introduced into the blood stream of a mammalian subject. Over a period of time, a measurement of the intensities of the reporter and marker fluorescent molecules is taken. A ratio is calculated to determine the health of the subject's kidney. This method measures volume of plasma distribution based on a fluorescence of a marker molecule relative to a fluorescence of a reporter molecule.