Patents Assigned to Sidra Medical and Research Center
  • Detection of hygiene compliance
    Patent number: 9978250
    Abstract: The present technology relates to apparatuses, methods and systems for detecting hygiene compliance, particularly in hospital and clinical settings, where hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are of concern. A temperature signature can be determined and then used to ascertain whether a user is compliant with a given hygiene standard. The present technology also relates to sanitizing compositions used in conjunction with such apparatuses, methods and systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER
    Inventors: Avez Ali Rizvi, Saif Reza Ahmed, Deepak Kaura
  • IMAGING OF CREATINE KINASE ENZYME EXPRESSION IN CANCEROUS TISSUES
    Publication number: 20170184695
    Abstract: The present technology is directed to apparatuses, machines and methods for determining the level of expression of creatine kinase enzyme in cancerous tissues, as well as for determining malignancy and providing a cancer prognosis. The method is based on overexpression of creatine kinase in cancer tissue and enhanced transformation of injected phosphocreatine substrate into creatine as detectable by NMR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Sidra Medical and Research Center
    Inventors: Mohamma Haris, Francesco Marincola