METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE SEVERITY OF, AND FOR INHIBITING, PRO-INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES WITH TOTAL CELL-FREE DNA

    公开(公告)号:US20230138927A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17960904

    申请日:2022-10-06

    IPC分类号: C12Q1/6883

    摘要: This invention relates to methods and compositions for assessing an amount of total cell-free DNA, such as from a subject having a pro-inflammatory response, such as a pro-inflammatory response associated with an infection, such as a COVID-19 infection. This invention also relates to compositions and methods for treating subjects having or suspected of having a pro-inflammatory response, such as a pro-inflammatory response associated with an infection, such as a COVID-19 infection. In embodiments, there is a risk of an inappropriate or detrimental pro-inflammatory response, such as in a subject with a COVID-19 infection. The methods and composition provided herein can be used to determine severity and risk of complications in a subject. The methods and composition provided herein can also be used to assess the effectiveness of a therapy in a subject, such as a COVID-19 subject.

    Blood Infusion System for Controlling Concentration of Calcium in Blood Infusate

    公开(公告)号:US20220288308A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17690672

    申请日:2022-03-09

    发明人: Harvey J. Woehlck

    IPC分类号: A61M5/168 A61M5/14

    摘要: An infusion pump system is operable to deliver blood to a patient from a first fluid reservoir via a first pump while mixing in a calcium-containing solution from a second fluid reservoir via a second pump. The controller precisely controls the amount of calcium-containing solution that is administered to the patient to be mixed with the blood infusate in the patient's bloodstream according to a preset blood-calcium ratio, thereby preventing citrate intoxication during large blood transfusions.

    Dentoalveolar Trauma Stabilizer
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220257352A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17673103

    申请日:2022-02-16

    IPC分类号: A61C9/00

    摘要: A dentoalveolar stabilizer includes a tray or channel having arranged thereon a stabilizing medium, which in some instances may be a wax-like medium. The tray and/or channel is sized and shaped to be placed over the entire mandibular (i.e., lower) or maxillary (i.e., upper) dentition. The stabilizing medium holds an affected tooth (e.g., a tooth that is loose or fractured following dentoalveolar trauma) in place and uses the stability of the adjacent healthy teeth and hard tissues to help stabilize the affected tooth. The dentoalveolar stabilizer can also stabilize an alveolar fracture, a palatal fracture, and/or a non-displaced mandible fracture. The dentoalveolar stabilizer can then be kept in place until the patient can be seen and definitively managed by a dental specialist.