Patents Assigned to CRESCENT DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
  • Diagnostic methods for osteoporosis
    Patent number: 9186065
    Abstract: Methods of diagnosing bone disease such as osteoporosis are provided. The methods comprise detecting changes in the physical or chemical structure of a keratinized tissue as correlates of disease. The methods include detecting changes in the hardness, modulus, or level of sulfur bonding, particularly the level of disulfide bonding, in a keratinized tissue sample such as nail, hair, or skin. Changes in these variables serve as diagnostic markers of bone diseases that are associated with changes in bone elasticity and bone density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Crescent Diagnostics Limited
    Inventor: Mark Robert Towler
  • Methods for assessing risk of bone fracture
    Patent number: 9186107
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods for assessing risk of bone fracture. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve a) conducting an assay to determine a characteristic of keratinized tissue obtained from a mammal, b) analyzing at least one bone-fracture risk factor associated with the mammal, and c) correlating results from steps (a) and (b), thereby assessing the risk of bone fracture of a bone of the mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Crescent Diagnostics Limited
    Inventors: Mark Robert Towler, Ernest Poku
  • METHODS FOR ASSESSING RISK OF BONE FRACTURE
    Publication number: 20120252050
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods for assessing risk of bone fracture. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve a) conducting an assay to determine a characteristic of keratinized tissue obtained from a mammal, b) analyzing at least one bone-fracture risk factor associated with the mammal, and c) correlating results from steps (a) and (b), thereby assessing the risk of bone fracture of a bone of the mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: CRESCENT DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Robert Towler, Ernest Poku