Patents by Inventor Francois Dubos

Francois Dubos 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).

  • Distinction between bacterial meningitis and viral meningitis
    Patent number: 8232046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of the distinction between bacterial meningitis and viral meningitis. It relates in particular to an in vitro method for detecting the presence of bacterial meningitis, which comprises determining the concentration of procalcitonin present in a test blood sample and of proteins present in a test cerebrospinal fluid sample, and comparing the concentrations thus determined to the concentration of procalcitonin and of proteins present in a reference sample or to a reference value. It also relates to a kit comprising means for detecting procalcitonin and proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid, and to the use thereof for the production of a diagnostic tool for bacterial meningitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris
    Inventors: Martin Chalumeau, Francois Dubos, Dominique Gendrel, Gerard L. Breart
  • DISTINCTION BETWEEN BACTERIAL MENINGITIS AND VIRAL MENINGITIS
    Publication number: 20090221021
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of the distinction between bacterial meningitis and viral meningitis. It relates in particular to an in vitro method for detecting the presence of bacterial meningitis, which comprises determining the concentration of procalcitonin present in a test blood sample and of proteins present in a test cerebrospinal fluid sample, and comparing the concentrations thus determined to the concentration of procalcitonin and of proteins present in a reference sample or to a reference value. It also relates to a kit comprising means for detecting procalcitonin and proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid, and to the use thereof for the production of a diagnostic tool for bacterial meningitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Martin Chalumeau, Francois Dubos, Dominique Gendrel, Gerard L. Breart