Medical Devices & Sensors

Diagnostics

U.S. 7719274 Method of Obtaining a Magnetic Resonance Image in which the Streak Artifacts

A non-linear phase correction method is provided. For the non-linear phase correction method, image information is acquired by gradient echo echo planar imaging (EPI). Reference information is acquired by spin echo EPI. The image information is corrected based on the reference information.

U.S. 7746070 Method for Generating High Resolution MRI Image and Recording Medium Thereof

The present invention relates to a high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image generating method using a new MRI image method called a generalized series parallel imaging technique, and a recording medium thereof. In the high-resolution MRI image generating method using the generalized series parallel imaging technique according to the…

U.S. 8034930 Boron-dipyrrin Compounds Comprising Thienyl Groups, Preparation Method Thereof and Chemosensor Comprising the same

Disclosed are (i) a boron-dipyrrin compound having thienyl groups, (ii) a preparation method thereof and (iii) a chemosensor comprising the boron-dipyrrin compound having thienyl groups. More particularly, the present invention provides a boron-dipyrrin compound having thienyl group, furyl (OC4H3) group or selyl (SeC4H3) group, which is…

U.S. 7232661 Diagnostic Agents for the Prenatal Diagnosis of Preterm Delivery, Fetal Infection, and Fetal Damage, and Diagnostic Kit Containing the same

This invention is about a method for the prenatal diagnosis of preterm delivery, fetal infection, and fetal damage, and diagnostic reagent system and diagnostic kit for the diagnosis. The method, diagnostic reagent system, and kit are based on the finding that the level of MMP-8 in the amniotic fluid is significantly higher when the pregnant woman…

U.S. 8118753 Barb-Wired Micro Needle made of Single Crystalline Silicon and Biopsy Method and Medicine Injecting Method Using the same

Disclosed are a barb-wired single crystalline silicon micro needle and a biopsy method and a medicine injecting method using the same. The micro needle comprises a main body part, at least one extension part formed on a side surface of the main body part, and a protrusion part protruded from both side surfaces of the extension part. A medicine…

US 8795196 Three-dimensional Micro Spike and Method of Manufacturing the same

A micro spike having a three-dimensional structure made of single crystalline silicon and being capable of picking an enough amount of a tissue to examine the tissue while minimizing an examinee’s pain with a minimal invasion when picking the tissue and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The micro spike comprising: a main body part;…

US 7684854 Apparatus and Method for Measuring Electric Non-Contact Electrocardiogram in Everyday Life

The present invention relates generally to an electric non-contact apparatus and method for taking electrocardiograms and, more particularly, to an electric non-contact apparatus and method for taking electrocardiograms, in which an examinee can have an electrocardiogram taken in a comfortable position because the apparatus and method are applied…

U.S. 7897163 Bone Graft and Scaffolding Materials Immobilized with Osteogenesis Enhancing Peptides on the Surface

The present invention relates to a bone graft material and a scaffold for tissue engineering applications, which have an osteogenesis-promoting peptide immobilized on the surface. More particularly, the invention relates to a bone graft material and a scaffold for tissue engineering applications, which have a cell adhesion-inducing peptide and/or…

U.S. 8066978 Biopolymer and Gene Complex

Disclosed herein is a biopolymer/gene complex for the aerosol delivery of a gene. The biopolymer/gene complex comprises a polyethyleneimine (PEI) having a substitution of glucose for at least a portion of the primary amino groups of the polyethyleneimine, and the content of the polyethyleneimine is 2-4 times the content of the gene. Also,…

U.S. 7927289 Catheter Capable of being Equipped with Micro Biopsy Tool

Disclosed is a catheter used to pick a sample of a lesion cell tissue existing in the living body, and more particularly a catheter capable of freely coupling or separating a micro biopsy tool and picking a tissue required for an examination just by inserting and extracting the biopsy tool into and from a lesion region when picking the tissue. The…

US App 20130030325 Amniotic Fluid Collector

An amniotic fluid collector which is configured to be inserted and positioned inside the uterus of a pregnant woman.

US App 20130137944 Method for Simultaneously Detecting Fluorescence and Raman Signals for Multiple Fluorescence and Raman Signal Targets, and Medical Imaging Device for Simultaneously Detecting Multiple Targets using the Method

A method for simultaneously detecting fluorescence/raman signals and a medical imaging device using the method.

US 8969079 Human Blood-Derived Blood Cell Mass Assay Using Cell Coagulation, Blood Adult Stem Cells Using same, Method for Expanding Progenitor Cells, and Stem Cells Produced Using the Method

The present invention relates to a method for expanding adult stem cells and progenitor cells in blood by inducing human blood-derived blood cell mass using cell coagulation, which is a technique of using monocytic blood cells to effectively culture and proliferate adult stem cells and progenitor cells.

US App 20120141985 Real-Time Monitoring of Depletion of High-Abundance Blood Proteins or Recovery of Low-Abundance Blood Proteins by UV

Disclosed is a method for monitoring depletion of high-abundance and/or recovery of low-abundance proteins from blood in real time.

PCT KR2009-007035 Duplex Vibriocidal Assay for Simultaneously Measuring Vibriocidal Serum Antibody Valence of Combined Vibrio Vaccine

The present invention relates to a duplex vibriocidal assay capable of simultaneously measuring vibriocidal serum antibody titer with respect to each serotype when a combined Vibrio vaccine prepared by mixing two or more kinds of strains is evaluated after the combined vaccine is administrated.

PCT KR2011-008313 Polynucleotide for Diagnosing Sensitivity to Stomach Cancer

Apolynucleotide including a gene which is related to the metabolism of isoflavone, and especially a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) that is induced from a gene which is on the signaling path of NF-κB, ERK, and AKT, or a reciprocal polynucleotide thereof as an indicative factor for diagnosing sensitivity to stomach cancer.

US 8871310 Surface-Modified Tantalum Oxide Nanoparticles, Preparation Method Thereof, and Contrast Medium for X-ray Computed Tomography and Highly Dielectric Thin Film Using same

The present invention relates to surface-modified tantalum oxide nanoparticles and a contrast medium for X-ray computed tomography and a highly dielectric thin film using the same.  < = More Information Request

US App 20140170078 Magnetic resonance imaging t2 contrast medium for cell contrasting, and method for manufacturing same

T2 MRI contrast agent for cell contrast, comprising magnetic nanoparticles with ferrimagnetism at room temperature.

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U.S. 7719274 Method of Obtaining a Magnetic Resonance Image in which the Streak Artifacts

A non-linear phase correction method is provided. For the non-linear phase correction method, image information is acquired by gradient echo echo planar imaging (EPI). Reference information is acquired by spin echo EPI. The image information is corrected based on the reference information.

U.S. 6596521 Method for Manufacturing Organic Acid by High-Efficiency Continuous Fermentation

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing organic acid by high-efficiency fermentation, which comprises the steps of continuous culture of organic acid bacteria and collection of organic acid produced from the culture employing a cell-recycle multiple-stage continuous fermentor with serially connected fermentors, each of which…

U.S. 7148334 Composition for Protecting Proteins Degradation Comprising Small Heat Shock

The present invention relates to a composition containing sHSPs for prevention of protein degradation and a composition for two-dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the improved method of 2-D gel electrophoresis, which is characterized by using sHSPs. According to the present invention, decreasing of…

U.S. 7183087 Process for Preparing Polyhydroxyalkanoate Employing maoC Gene

The present invention relates to a method for producing middle-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoate (MCL-PHA) using a maoC gene. The producing method of MCL-PHA according to the present invention comprises the steps of transforming a microorganism with the maoC gene to give a transformant, the microorganism being deleted of a fadB gene and containing…

U.S. 7348402 Antimicrobial Peptide, its Analogs and Antimicrobial Composition Comprising Them

Disclosed is a novel antimicrobial peptide having excellent antimicrobial activities, its analogs and an antimicrobial composition comprising them. The antimicrobial peptide alternatively comprises basic amino acid residues and hydrophobic amino acid residues, and is able to penetrate into microbial cells and act against a wide variety of…

U.S. 7470770 Gene Encoding Malic Enzyme and Method for Preparing Succinic Acid Using the Same

A nucleotide sequence encoding a malic enzyme and a method for preparing succinic acid using the same, more particularly, a maeB nucleotide sequence encoding a malic enzyme B having the activity of converting pyruvic acid or pyruvate to malic acid or malate, or vice versa, a recombinant vector containing the gene, a microorganism transformed with…

U.S. 8034930 Boron-Dipyrrin Compounds Comprising Thienyl Groups, Preparation Method Thereof and Chemosensor Comprising the same

Disclosed are (i) a boron-dipyrrin compound having thienyl groups, (ii) a preparation method thereof and (iii) a chemosensor comprising the boron-dipyrrin compound having thienyl groups. More particularly, the present invention provides a boron-dipyrrin compound having thienyl group, furyl (OC4H3) group or selyl (SeC4H3) group, which is…

U.S. 7951558 Method for Extracellular Production of Target Proteins by Co-Expression of OmpF and Target Protein

The present invention relates to a method for secreting and producing a target protein into cell culture broth. More particularly, the invention relates to a microorganism co-transformed with a recombinant expression vector containing E. coli outer membrane protein F (OmpF) and a recombinant expression vector containing a target protein to be…

U.S. 7517654 Peptide and a Derivative Thereof Promoting Cell Adhesion and Spreading

The present invention relates to a peptide promoting cell adhesion and spreading, fragments, and derivatives thereof, more particularly, integrin-α3β1-dependent peptide in human laminin-5 α3 chain LG3 domain, mediating integrin α3β1 binding and cell adhesion and spreading, fragments and derivatives thereof. The inventive peptide, fragments…

US 8124358 Methods of Screening for Compounds that Inhibit Binding Between Amyloid-.beta.(A.beta.) and FC-.gamma. receptor IIB (Fc.gamma.RIIb)

Disclosed herein are methods of diagnosing, preventing and treating Alzheimer’s disease based on the use of an inhibitor for the binding of amyloid-.beta. (A.beta.) to Fc.gamma.RIIb, and a method of screening the inhibitor. The inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of an Fc.gamma.RIIb protein or a variant thereof, an Fc.gamma.RIIb…

U.S. 7232661 Diagnostic Agents for the Prenatal Diagnosis of Preterm Delivery, Fetal Infection, and Fetal Damage, and Diagnostic Kit Containing the same

This invention is about a method for the prenatal diagnosis of preterm delivery, fetal infection, and fetal damage, and diagnostic reagent system and diagnostic kit for the diagnosis. The method, diagnostic reagent system, and kit are based on the finding that the level of MMP-8 in the amniotic fluid is significantly higher when the pregnant woman…

U.S. 7947435 Neuronal Regeneration Material Screening Method by ex vivo Model

The present invention relates to a neuronal regeneration material screening method using ex vivo models, more precisely a neuronal regeneration material screening method using an organotypic spinal cord slice culture. The neuronal regeneration material screening method using spinal cord slices of living bodies of the present invention can be…

U.S. App 2007-0055072 Process for Preparing Guggulsterones and Guggulsterol

The present invention relates to a method for selective preparing 4,17 (20)-E-pregnadiene-3,16-dione (E-guggul-sterone) of the formula (III) and 4,17 (20)-Z-pregnadiene-3,16-dione (Z-guggulsterone) of the formula (IV) having an effect of lowering the elevated low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high levels of the cholesterol effectively, and…

U.S. 7037867 Artificial Bone Graft Substitute Using Calcium Phosphate Compounds and Method of Manufacturing the same

A bone graft substitute using magnesium substituted calcium phosphate compounds and a method of manufacturing the same is provided in which the bone graft substitute is used for recovering bones damaged due to a bone fracture. The method of manufacturing a bone graft substitute includes the steps of mixing powdered calcium pyrophosphate and a…

U.S. 8118753 Barb-Wired Micro Needle Made of Single Crystalline Silicon and Biopsy Method and Medicine Injecting Method Using the same

Disclosed are a barb-wired single crystalline silicon micro needle and a biopsy method and a medicine injecting method using the same. The micro needle comprises a main body part, at least one extension part formed on a side surface of the main body part, and a protrusion part protruded from both side surfaces of the extension part. A medicine…

U.S. 8795196 Three-dimensional Micro Spike and Method of Manufacturing the same

A micro spike having a three-dimensional structure made of single crystalline silicon and being capable of picking an enough amount of a tissue to examine the tissue while minimizing an examinee’s pain with a minimal invasion when picking the tissue and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The micro spike comprising: a main body part;…

U.S. 7897163 Bone Graft and Scaffolding Materials Immobilized with Osteogenesis Enhancing Peptides on the Surface

The present invention relates to a bone graft material and a scaffold for tissue engineering applications, which have an osteogenesis-promoting peptide immobilized on the surface. More particularly, the invention relates to a bone graft material and a scaffold for tissue engineering applications, which have a cell adhesion-inducing peptide and/or…

PCT KR2011-004653 DNA Analysis Device Using Nano Pore Structure, Analysis Method and PCR Quantitative Detecting Device

DNA analysis device/method/PCR quantitative detecting device using nanopore structure.

PCT KR2011-003008 Nanofluidic Fluorescence Apertureless Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope

A fluorescence apertureless near-field scanning optical microscope which is capable of focusing outputs of fluorescence signals to a specific direction…

US 8969079 Human Blood-Derived Blood Cell Mass Assay Using Cell Coagulation, Blood Adult Stem Cells Using same, Method for Expanding Progenitor Cells, and Stem Cells Produced Using the Method

The present invention relates to a method for expanding adult stem cells and progenitor cells in blood by inducing human blood-derived blood cell mass using cell coagulation, which is a technique of using monocytic blood cells to effectively culture and proliferate adult stem cells and progenitor cells.

PCT KR2010-008690 Absorbable Material, and Implant Fixture and Implant using same

The present invention relates to a nano-hybrid material, an implant fixture and an absorbable implant including same wherein an inorganic nanoparticle substance is dispersed in an organic substance and bonded to the organic substance.

US 8399044 Method for Coating a Medical Product with a Pharmaceutical Substance

The present invention relates to a method for coating a medical product with a sticky gel-type pharmaceutical substance, which can be easily applied on a silk or polypropylene product.

US 8716556 Use of MYB96 gene from Arabidopsis thaliana to increase cuticular wax biosynthesis

The present invention relates to a method for increasing biosynthesis of epicuticular wax of a plant through over-expression of MYB96 gene in a plant cell.

US App 20130011845 MicroRNA Regulating the Insulin Signaling Pathway, and Method for Screening Material for Controlling the Action of a Target Thereof

The present invention relates to a miRNA regulating the insulin signaling pathway, and to a method for screening a material for controlling the action of a target gene thereof for promoting cell growth.