Patents by Inventor Ingrid Ouanounou

Ingrid Ouanounou 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).

  • Diagnosis of bacterial meningitis based on the measure of ROS production in a sample of cerebrospinal fluid
    Patent number: 9416392
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for in vitro diagnosing a bacterial infection in a biological fluid selected amongst cerebrospinal fluid, ascitic fluid, pericardial fluid, pleural fluid, urine and synovial fluid, based on the measure, in a sample of said fluid, of the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS); a high level of ROS production is indicative of the presence of activated polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) in said fluid, which in turn is a hallmark of bacterial infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE—HOPITAUX DE PARIS
    Inventors: Anne-Claire Lukaszewicz, Ingrid Ouanounou, Didier Payen De La Garanderie
  • Diagnosis of bacterial meningitis based on the measure of ROS production in a sample of cerebrospinal fluid
    Publication number: 20130157301
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for in vitro diagnosing a bacterial infection in a biological fluid selected amongst cerebrospinal fluid, ascitic fluid, pericardial fluid, pleural fluid, urine and synovial fluid, based on the measure, in a sample of said fluid, of the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS); a high level of ROS production is indicative of the presence of activated polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) in said fluid, which in turn is a hallmark of bacterial infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE - HOPITAUX DE PARIS
    Inventors: Anne-Claire Lukaszewicz, Ingrid Ouanounou, Didier Payen De La Garanderie