Global Patent Index - EP 1558076 A4

EP 1558076 A4 20070321 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BERWACHUNG DER LEUKOZYTENWANDERUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE POUR SURVEILLER LA MIGRATION DES LEUCOCYTES

Publication

EP 1558076 A4 20070321 (EN)

Application

EP 03774884 A 20031021

Priority

  • US 0333177 W 20031021
  • US 41998002 P 20021022
  • US 41997602 P 20021022

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004038367A2] The present invention discloses a device for monitoring chemotaxis or chemoinvasion. The present invention further provides a flexible assay system and numerous assays that can be used to test biological interactions and systems. Laminar flow gradients are employed that mimic gradient situations present in vivo.

IPC 8 full level

G01N 33/50 (2006.01); A01N 1/02 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12N 5/08 (2006.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 25/10 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01); G01N 33/554 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

G01N (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B01L 3/5025 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/5029 (2013.01); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0829 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [X] WO 9852691 A1 19981126 - ALBERTA RES COUNCIL [CA], et al
  • [X] WO 0073799 A1 20001207 - CALIPER TECHN CORP [US], et al
  • [X] JEON N L ET AL: "Neutrophil chemotaxis in linear and complex gradients of interleukin-8 formed ina microfabricated device", NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY, NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, NEW YORK, NY, US, vol. 20, 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01), pages 826 - 830, XP002978726, ISSN: 1087-0156
  • See references of WO 2004038368A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004038367 A2 20040506; WO 2004038367 A3 20041111; AU 2003282950 A1 20040513; AU 2003287170 A1 20040513; CA 2503186 A1 20040506; CA 2503203 A1 20040506; EP 1558076 A2 20050803; EP 1558076 A4 20070321; EP 1578194 A2 20050928; EP 1578194 A4 20070321; JP 2006503581 A 20060202; JP 2006507815 A 20060309; WO 2004038368 A2 20040506; WO 2004038368 A3 20040729

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0333146 W 20031021; AU 2003282950 A 20031021; AU 2003287170 A 20031021; CA 2503186 A 20031021; CA 2503203 A 20031021; EP 03774884 A 20031021; EP 03781348 A 20031021; JP 2004546909 A 20031021; JP 2004546913 A 20031021; US 0333177 W 20031021