Patents by Inventor Hogo A. Katus

Hogo A. Katus 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).

  • MEANS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING HEART FAILURE ON THE BASIS OF CHOLESTEROL PARAMETERS, SPHINGOMYELINS AND/OR TRIACYLGLYCEROLS
    Publication number: 20170212135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to diagnostic means and methods for heart failure. In particular, the invention relates to a method for diagnosing heart failure in a subject suspected to suffer therefrom comprising determining the amount of at least one cholesterol parameter and/or total sphingomyelins and/or triacylglycerols in a sample of the said subject, and comparing the amount(s) determined in step (a) to a reference, whereby it is diagnosed whether the subject suffers from heart failure, or not. Moreover, the invention pertains to a device for diagnosing whether a subject suffers from heart failure, or not, and to the use, in general, of enzymatic detection agents for at least one cholesterol parameter and/or total sphingomyelins and/or triacylglycerols for diagnosing in a sample of a subject whether the said subject suffers from heart failure, or not. Finally, contemplated is a kit for diagnosing heart failure in subject suspected to suffer therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Philipp Schatz, Henning Witt, Erik Peter, Philipp Ternes, Philipp Mappes, Hogo A. Katus, Tanja Weis, Norbert Frey, Hans Dirk Duengen, Tobias Daniel Trippel, Elvis Tahirovic