Patent SG-11201901866T-A (SG)
Title: Collection probe and methods for the use thereof
Inventor: EBERLIN LIVIA
IPC: H01J49/26
Filed: 2017-08-31
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication 08 March 2018 (08.03.2018) Publication Number 2018/045208 A8 ,,,,,,,,,1111111111111H111011111111001H0111111111111111111111111111111011111101111 CORRECTED VERSION 11„ --, (10) International Date ...../ WO Wi PO I PCT (25) Filing Language: (26) (30) (71) (51) International (21) International (22) International Patent Classification: UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, BOIL 3/02 (2006.01) H01.1 49/00 (2006.01) TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, B82Y 5/00 (2011.01) G01N 27/62 (2006.01) EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, H01.149/04 (2006.01) GO1N 30/72 (2006.01) MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, H01.14 9 / 2 6 (2006.01) TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Application Number: PCT/US2017/049689 Published: Filing Date: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) 31 August 2017 (31.08.2017) (48) Date of publication of this corrected version: English 19 April 2018 (19.04.2018) Publication Language: English (15) Information about Correction: Priority Data: see Notice of 19 April 2018 (19.04.2018) 62/383,234 02 September 2016 (02.09.2016) US 62/411,321 21 October 2016 (21.10.2016) US 62/462,524 23 February 2017 (23.02.2017) US Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSI- TY OF TEXAS SYSTEM [US/US]; 210 West 7th Street, Austin, TX 78701 (US). EBERLIN, Livia, Schiavinato; 201 W. Odell St., Austin, TX 78752 (US). MILNER, Thomas; 1800 FM 1704, Elgin, TX 78621 (US). ZHANG, Jialing; 1300 Crossing Place, Apt. 3314, Austin, TX 78741 (US). LIN, John; 15410 Rocky Oak Ct., Houston, TX 77059 (US). RECTOR, John; 11050 Wonderland, Dallas, TX 75229 KATTA, Nitesh; 203 W. 29th Street, Apt. 202, Austin, TX 78705 (US). ZAHEDIVASH, Aydin; 6902 Peppervine Cove, Austin, TX 78750 (US). Agent: BYRD, Marshall, P.; Parker Highlander PLLC, 1120 S. Capital Texas Highway, Bldg. One, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78746 (US). Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, Inventors: (US). (72) (74) — (81) GC (84) GC 0 in ei 71' 0 0 .-- f 3 (54) Title: COLLECTION PROBE AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF C 1-1 (57) : Method and devices are provided for assessing tissue samples from a plurality of tissue sites in a subject using molecular N analysis. In certain aspects, devices of the embodiments allow for the collection of liquid tissue samples and delivery of the samples P1 for mass spectrometry analysis.