Patents by Inventor Peter Kavsak

Peter Kavsak 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 and panel for determining acute kidney injury
    Patent number: 11789028
    Abstract: A method for determining the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in a mammal following cardiac surgery is provided. The method comprises determining the sample value of IL-6 or hFABP concentration, or the ratio of IL-6 to IL-10, in a biological sample from the mammal, either prior to cardiac surgery or within 6 hours following surgery; comparing the sample value to a corresponding reference value; and determining that the mammal is at risk of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery if the sample value is greater than the corresponding reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Peter Kavsak, Richard Whitlock, John Eikelboom, Chirag R. Parikh
  • Method of Determining Risk of an Adverse Cardiac Event
    Publication number: 20180252724
    Abstract: Methods of determining the risk of an adverse cardiovascular event or death in a mammal are provided which include determining in a biological sample obtained from the mammal the level of a combination of biomarkers selected from a glucose metabolism biomarker, a heart function biomarker, a renal function biomarker and at least one biomarker of cardiac injury. A score is allotted based on the level of each biomarker, and the cumulative score is indicative of the risk of an adverse cardiovascular event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Kavsak, Andrew Worster
  • METHOD AND PANEL FOR DETERMINING ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
    Publication number: 20170248611
    Abstract: A method for determining the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in a mammal following cardiac surgery is provided. The method comprises determining the sample value of IL-6 or hFABP concentration, or the ratio of IL-6 to IL-10, in a biological sample from the mammal, either prior to cardiac surgery or within 6 hours following surgery; comparing the sample value to a corresponding reference value; and determining that the mammal is at risk of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery if the sample value is greater than the corresponding reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Kavsak, Richard Whitlock, John Eikelboom, Chirag R. Parikh
  • Method for assessing risk of heart failure
    Patent number: 8491871
    Abstract: A method of determining risk of heart failure in a mammal is provided comprising the steps of measuring in a biological sample obtained from a mammal the level of each of IL-6, MCP-1, IL-10, VEGF, and EGF biomarkers in the sample, wherein a positive result of at least three of said biomarkers is indicative of a risk of heart failure in the mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: McMaster University
    Inventor: Peter Kavsak
  • METHOD FOR ASSESSING RISK OF HEART FAILURE
    Publication number: 20100255520
    Abstract: A method of determining risk of heart failure in a mammal is provided comprising the steps of measuring in a biological sample obtained from a mammal the level of each of IL-6, MCP-1, IL-10, VEGF, and EGF biomarkers in the sample, wherein a positive result of at least three of said biomarkers is indicative of a risk of heart failure in the mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventor: Peter Kavsak