Patents by Inventor Zuzana Herrmann

Zuzana Herrmann 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 BNP-TYPE PEPTIDES FOR PREDICTING DIALYSIS NEED
    Publication number: 20100279431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to diagnosing the risk of developing a need for dialysis and/or predicting a need for dialysis, particularly in patients suffering from renal disorders, comprising the steps of measuring the level of a BNP-type peptide or a variant thereof in a sample from the patient, diagnosing the risk by comparing the measured level of the BNP-type peptide or a variant thereof to at least one reference level. The BNP-type peptide may, for example, be brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), proBNP, NT-proBNP, a variant of BNP, a variant of proBNP, or a variant of NT-proBNP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Ildiko Amann-Zalan, Joachim Moecks, Hans Ulrich Burger, Cesar Escrig, Armin Scherhag, Frank Dougherty, Zuzana Herrmann