Patents
US 10016151 B2: Apparatus for detecting cells in circulating bloodstream
- Granted
- 2018-07-10
- Filed
- 2017-01-20 application 15410947
- Type
- Utility · 6 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A device for the real-time in vivo detection of a number of conditions within the patient, including CTCs, circulating nucleic acids, other circulating elements, blood pressure, heart rate data, pulse oxygen concentration, serum electrolyte concentrations, blood glucose, and pH, the device having an implanted subcutaneous access port in the chest region and a catheter having a terminus in the superior vena cava, the device having microelectronic circuitry with a rechargeable energy source encased in a titanium shell, an NIR laser sealed in the titanium-enclosed circuitry platform, and NIR-specific optical fibers (nir-FO) for transmitting the NIR photons to the end of the catheter tube in the superior vena cava. Scattered NIR photons are collected through the end of a second nir-FO bundle and transmitted back to the detector and microprocessor on the portal platform.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180710.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC. 1 patents | US company or organization | Baltimore, MD | LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH INC Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Anthony Tangrea | Severna Park, MD | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sean O'Hearn | Baltimore, MD | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mauro Moscucci | Baltimore, MD | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/14546 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M39/0208 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC. signed 2022-02-17 | LIFEBRIDGE INNOVATIONS, LLC BALTIMORE, MD | 59427/546 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-06-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MOSCUCCI, MAURO signed 2016-02-09 O'HEARN, SEAN signed 2016-02-09 TANGREA, MICHAEL A. signed 2016-02-09 | LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH, INC. BALTIMORE, MD | 46028/542 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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