Patents by Inventor Paula B. Tracy

Paula B. Tracy 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 determining platelet reactivity in a whole blood sample
    Patent number: 6391568
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the quantification and assessment of platelet activation in whole blood samples and monitoring of antiplatelet pharmacologic agents. The method for quantifying platelet activation includes exposing platelets to a physiological concentration of an agonist that activates some of the platelets, resulting in the formation of at least one binding site on the surface of the activated platelets, and measuring the activated platelets. The present invention provides a method of assessing specific components of platelet activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Lionheart Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Schneider, Burton E. Sobel, Paula B. Tracy, Paul G. Held, Paul D. Hale, Norman R. Alpert
  • Immunologic detection of factor V(VA) fragments in hemorrhagic and thrombotic clinical settings
    Patent number: 5049491
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to immunochemical detection procedures, e.g., using both Western blotting and direct immunoassays, for Factor V/Va and Factor V/Va fragments, which can thus be used; (a) in a predictive manner to evaluate the existence and/or extent of a thrombotic complication; (b) to monitor the efficacy of prophylaxis for a thrombotic condition; and (c) as a means to evaluate potential risk of hemorrhage during thrombolytic therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: The University of Vermont
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Mann, Paula B. Tracy