Patents by Inventor Aigars PIRUSKA

Aigars PIRUSKA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for detecting circulating tumour cells (CTCs)
    Patent number: 9958463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in body fluids, preferably in blood and lymph. In particular, the method for detecting circulating tumor cells in a body fluid comprises a step of detecting a change in pH and/or in a concentration of at least one molecule selected from lactic acid, lactate ions and protons within an isolated volume of said body fluid in which a cell has been encapsulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI UDINE, STITCHING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT
    Inventors: Giacinto Scoles, Fabio Del Ben, Matteo Turetta, Wilhelm Huck, Aigars Piruska
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING CIRCULATING TUMOUR CELLS (CTCS)
    Publication number: 20170003306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in body fluids, preferably in blood and lymph. In particular, the method for detecting circulating tumour cells in a body fluid comprises a step of detecting a change in pH and/or in a concentration of at least one molecule selected from lactic acid, lactate ions and protons within an isolated volume of said body fluid in which a cell has been encapsulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Giacinto SCOLES, Fabio DEL BEN, Matteo TURETTA, Wilhelm HUCK, Aigars PIRUSKA