Patents by Inventor Erik Forsblom

Erik Forsblom 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 assessing the risk of peptic ulcer, comprising the steps of determining quantitatively the concentrations of pepsinogen I (PGI) and gastrin-17 in a serum sample
    Patent number: 6872543
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for assessing the risk of peptic ulcer by determining the presence and topographic phenotype of gastritis in an individual, by determining quantitatively the pepsinogen I and gastin-17 concentrations in a serum sample from the said individual, selecting a method-specific reference value and cut-off value for respective analyte, assessing the topography and phenotype of gastritis based on a comparison of the pepsinogen I and gastrin-17 concentrations so determined with their respective method-specific reference and cut-off values, and correlating the so assessed gastritis phenotype with the risk for peptic ulcer. Preferably also Helicobacter antibodies are determined in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Biohit Oyj
    Inventors: Pentti Sipponen, Matti Härkönen, Osmo Suovaniemi, Erik Forsblom