Patents by Inventor Nick Giafis

Nick Giafis 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).

  • Materials and methods for diagnosis of bladder cancer and monitoring recurrence thereof
    Patent number: 9290814
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing bladder cancer in a patient comprising contacting a sample of urothelial cells obtained from the patient with a set of detectably labeled probes comprising locus-specific probes for c-myc and AURKA and centromeric probes for chromosomes 7 and 17 under hybridization conditions, and determining the presence of chromosomal abnormalities, wherein the presence of chromosomal abnormalities involving at least two of the detectably labeled probes indicates that the patient has bladder cancer; a method of monitoring recurrence of bladder cancer in a patient; a set of probes comprising locus-specific probes for c-myc and AURKA and centromeric probes for chromosomes 7 and 17; and a kit comprising (a) the set of probes and (b) instructions for diagnosing bladder cancer, or monitoring the recurrence thereof, in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Abbott Molecular Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Giafis, Irina Sokolova, Minghao Song, Frank Policht, Svetlana Sitailo