Patents by Inventor Valeria Fung-Hwei Chu

Valeria Fung-Hwei Chu 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).

  • Use of Russell's viper venom-induced plasma factor Xa activity to monitor the activity of factor Xa inhibitors
    Patent number: 7220553
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of monitoring the effect of a direct of indirect Factor Xa inhibitors comprising the steps of collecting a plasma sample from a patient, adding a solution of Russell's viper venom to the plasma sample and measuring the clotting time or the residual FXa activity chromogenically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Valeria Fung-Hwei Chu
  • Use of Russell's viper venom-induced plasma factor Xa activity to monitor the activity of factor Xa inhibitors
    Publication number: 20030049704
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of monitoring the effect of a direct of indirect Factor Xa inhibitors comprising the steps of collecting a plasma sample from a patient, adding a solution of Russell's viper venom to the plasma sample and measuring the clotting time or the residual FXa activity chromogenically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventor: Valeria Fung-Hwei Chu