METHOD FOR CANCER DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS
    1.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR CANCER DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS 有权
    癌症检测,诊断和预防方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110053152A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-03

    申请号:US12784446

    申请日:2010-05-20

    摘要: The present invention provides a method for diagnosing cancer, predicting a disease outcome or response to therapy in a patient sample. The method involves isolating a circulating tumor cell (CTC), for example, a viable CTC, from a sample using a parylene microfilter device comprising a membrane filter having or consisting of a parylene substrate, which has an array of holes with a predetermined shape and size; and detecting and quantifying telomerase activity in blood circulating tumor cells. The invention further provides methods of using cells live-captured in various applications.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供一种用于诊断癌症的方法,预测患者样品中的疾病结果或对治疗的反应。 该方法包括使用聚对二甲苯微型过滤器装置从样品中分离循环肿瘤细胞(CTC),例如可行的CTC,所述聚对二甲苯微型过滤器包括具有具有预定形状的孔阵列的具有聚对二甲苯衬底或由聚对二甲苯衬底组成的膜过滤器, 尺寸; 并检测和定量血液循环肿瘤细胞中的端粒酶活性。 本发明还提供了使用在各种应用中实时捕获的细胞的方法。

    ULTRATHIN PARYLENE-C SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    6.
    发明申请
    ULTRATHIN PARYLENE-C SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS 有权
    ULTRATHIN PARYLENE-C可生物医学应用的可切割膜

    公开(公告)号:US20130143326A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-06

    申请号:US13355426

    申请日:2012-01-20

    IPC分类号: C12N5/071 C12N5/077 C23C16/44

    摘要: Thin parylene C membranes having smooth front sides and ultrathin regions (e.g., 0.01 μm to 5 μm thick) interspersed with thicker regions are disclosed. The back sides of the membranes can be rough compared with the smooth front sides. The membranes can be used in vitro to grow monolayers of cells in a laboratory or in vivo as surgically implantable growth layers, such as to replace the Bruch's membrane in the eye. The thin regions of parylene are semipermeable to allow for proteins in serum to pass through, and the thick regions give mechanical support for handling by a surgeon. The smooth front side allows for monolayer cell growth, and the rough back side helps prevents cells from attaching there.

    摘要翻译: 公开了具有较厚区域散布的具有光滑前侧和超薄区域(例如,0.01μm至5μm厚)的薄聚对二甲苯C膜。 与光滑的前侧相比,膜的背面可能是粗糙的。 膜可以在体外用于在实验室或体内生长细胞的单层,作为外科手术植入的生长层,例如替代眼睛中的Bruch膜。 聚对二甲苯的薄区域是半渗透性的,以允许血清中的蛋白质通过,并且厚区域给予外科医生处理的机械支持。 光滑的前侧允许单层细胞生长,粗糙的背面有助于防止细胞附着在那里。

    Ultrathin parylene-C semipermeable membranes for biomedical applications
    8.
    发明授权
    Ultrathin parylene-C semipermeable membranes for biomedical applications 有权
    用于生物医学应用的超薄聚对二甲苯-C半透膜

    公开(公告)号:US08877489B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-04

    申请号:US13355426

    申请日:2012-01-20

    摘要: Thin parylene C membranes having smooth front sides and ultrathin regions (e.g., 0.01 μm to 5 μm thick) interspersed with thicker regions are disclosed. The back sides of the membranes can be rough compared with the smooth front sides. The membranes can be used in vitro to grow monolayers of cells in a laboratory or in vivo as surgically implantable growth layers, such as to replace the Bruch's membrane in the eye. The thin regions of parylene are semipermeable to allow for proteins in serum to pass through, and the thick regions give mechanical support for handling by a surgeon. The smooth front side allows for monolayer cell growth, and the rough back side helps prevents cells from attaching there.

    摘要翻译: 公开了具有较厚区域散布的具有光滑前侧和超薄区域(例如,0.01μm至5μm厚)的薄聚对二甲苯C膜。 与光滑的前侧相比,膜的背面可能是粗糙的。 膜可以在体外用于在实验室或体内生长细胞的单层,作为外科手术植入的生长层,例如替代眼睛中的Bruch膜。 聚对二甲苯的薄区域是半渗透性的,以允许血清中的蛋白质通过,并且厚区域给予外科医生处理的机械支持。 光滑的前侧允许单层细胞生长,粗糙的背面有助于防止细胞附着在那里。

    METHODS AND DESIGN OF MEMBRANE FILTERS
    9.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND DESIGN OF MEMBRANE FILTERS 有权
    膜过滤器的方法与设计

    公开(公告)号:US20120178097A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-12

    申请号:US13118332

    申请日:2011-05-27

    申请人: Yu-Chong Tai Bo Lu

    发明人: Yu-Chong Tai Bo Lu

    摘要: The present invention provides methods for designing a filtration systems for capturing viable tumor cells, such as circulating tumor cells at high efficiency and high viability. The methods involve development of a set of “key engineering design parameters” that are crucial to achieve high tumor cell viability. These important design parameters include the filter geometry design, fluid delivery method, transfilter pressure and total filtration time.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了用于设计用于捕获活肿瘤细胞的过滤系统的方法,例如高效率和高活力的循环肿瘤细胞。 这些方法涉及开发一组对于实现高肿瘤细胞活力至关重要的“关键工程设计参数”。 这些重要的设计参数包括过滤器几何设计,流体输送方法,输送机压力和总过滤时间。

    Filling and implanting accommodative intraocular lenses
    10.
    发明授权
    Filling and implanting accommodative intraocular lenses 有权
    填充和植入调节性眼内透镜

    公开(公告)号:US09468524B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-18

    申请号:US14834484

    申请日:2015-08-25

    IPC分类号: A61F2/16 A61F9/00

    摘要: Advances in filling apparatus, handheld tools, surgical techniques and intraoperative biometry for implanting and adjusting an accommodative liquid lens are disclosed. The lens may be attached to or retained within a handheld surgical tool, which can be fluidly connectable to a filling console to fill the lens with a liquid. In various embodiments, a filling console facilitates aspirating liquid out of the lens in order to ensure the absence of residual bubbles and filling of the lens with fluid during surgery, as well as during post-operative adjustments to the lens. Actuated by the surgeon, the filling console can aspirate fluid from the lens and inject fluid into the lens following insertion thereof.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于植入和调节调节液体透镜的灌装设备,手持工具,手术技术和术中生物测定的进展。 透镜可以附接到或保持在手持式手术工具中,该手术工具可以流体地连接到填充控制台以用液体填充透镜。 在各种实施例中,填充控制台便于将液体从透镜吸出,以确保在外科手术期间以及在镜片的手术后调整期间不存在残留气泡和填充透镜。 由外科医生执行,灌装控制台可以从透镜吸出液体,并在插入后将液体注入镜片。