DR. EDWARD R BURNS, MD
Osteopathic Medicine in Bronx, NY

6440388, Aug 27, 2002

Nov 17, 1998

09/193923

Edward R. Burns - Flushing NY
Murray Wittner - Larchmont NY
Fagie Faskowitz - Flushing NY

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University - Bronx NY

A61B 1000

424 96, 424 111, 424 91, 424 98, 536 20

The present invention provides a method for detecting chitin-containing organisms on an area of a person of animal by contacting the particular area with a dye that is capable of binding or conjugating to chitin and emitting fluorescence upon exposure to light. If a chitin-containing organism is present in the treated area, the chitin of the organism will bind or conjugate the dye and, upon exposure to light, the chitin-containing organisms may be visualized and removed. Also provided by the present invention are solutions and suspensions that contain a dye capable of binding or conjugating to a chitin-containing organism and emitting fluorescence upon exposure to light. The solutions and suspensions provided herein may be in the form of a shampoo, cream, lotion or detergent for the detection of chitin-containing organisms present in body hair, on the skin, clothing or the fur of animals. The solutions and suspensions may also be in a form suitable for spraying on clothes, as well as on the hair, skin and fur. Further provided by the present invention are kits comprising a solution or suspension that contains a dye capable of binding or conjugating to a chitin-containing organism and a source of light that emits a wavelength capable of exciting fluorescence from the chitin-bound or chitin-conjugated dye.

6875421, Apr 5, 2005

Jul 22, 2002

10/200984

Edward R. Burns - Flushing NY, US
Murray Wittner - Larchmont NY, US
Fagie Faskowitz - Flushing NY, US

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University - Bronx NY

A61B010/00, A61B005/00, A61B008/00

424 96, 424 111, 424 165, 424 91, 424 92, 206223, 206569, 206570

The present invention provides a method for detecting chitin-containing organisms on an area of a person or animal by contacting the particular area with a dye that is capable of binding or conjugating to chitin and emitting fluorescence upon exposure to light. If a chitin-containing organism is present in the treated area, the chitin of the organism will bind or conjugate the dye and, upon exposure to light, the chitin-containing organisms may be visualized and removed. Also provided by the present invention are solutions and suspensions that contain a dye capable of binding or conjugating to a chitin-containing organism and emitting fluorescence upon exposure to light. The solutions and suspensions provided herein may be in the form of a shampoo, cream, lotion or detergent for the detection of chitin-containing organisms present in body hair, on the skin, clothing or the fur of animals. The solutions and suspensions may also be in a form suitable for spraying on clothes, as well as on the hair, skin and fur. Further provided by the present invention are kits comprising a solution or suspension that contains a dye capable of binding or conjugating to a chitin-containing organism and a source of light that emits a wavelength capable of exciting fluorescence from the chitin-bound or chitin-conjugated dye.

5997846, Dec 7, 1999

Nov 17, 1997

8/971384

Edward R. Burns - Flushing NY
Murray Wittner - Larchmont NY
Fagie Faskowitz - Flushing NY

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University - Bronx NY

A61K 4900, G01N 3100, G01N 3348

424 96

The present invention provides a method for detecting chitin-containing organisms on an area of a person or animal by contacting the particular area with a dye that is capable of biding to chitin and emitting fluorescence upon exposure to light. If a chitin-containing organism is present in the treated area, the chitin of the organism will bind the dye and, upon exposure to light, the chitin-containing organisms may be visualized and removed. Also provided by the present invention are solutions and suspensions that contain a dye capable of binding to a chitin-containing organism and emitting florescence upon exposure to light. The solutions and suspensions provided herein may be in the form of a shampoo, cream, lotion or detergent for the detection of chitin-containing organisms present in body hair, on the skin, clothing or the fur of animals. The solutions and suspensions may also be in a form suitable for spraying on clothes, as well as on the hair, skin and fur. Further provided by the present invention are kits comprising a solution or suspension that contains a dye capable of binding to a chitin-containing organism and a source of light that emits a wavelength capable of emitting fluorescence of the dye upon exposure to the light.

2006024, Nov 2, 2006

Jan 8, 2004

10/541520

Edward Burns - Fresh Meadows NY, US
John McKitrick - Brewster NY, US
Ding Wu - Franklin Square NY, US

C12Q 1/04

435034000

Methods of detecting a microorganism in an aqueous solution or suspension, where the aqueous solution or suspension does not comprise precultured microorganisms, are provided. The methods utilize microspheres coated with antibodies or antibody fragments, and assessment of agglutination. Methods of detecting at least one of n microorganism species in an aqueous solution or suspension are also provided. The methods utilize antibody coated microspheres coated with n distinct antibodies or antibody fragments and assessment of agglutination.

4822745, Apr 18, 1989

Dec 5, 1986

6/938547

Edward R. Burns - Flushing NY
Barry Wenz - White Plains NY
Shraga N. Goldberg - Flushing NY

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University - Bronx NY

G01N 3348, G01N 3500, G01N 3502

436 63

A method for determining the reticulocyte population in a blood sample includes the steps of determining the average cell size of the blood sample, partitioning the sample by centrifugation through a medium of known density so as to provide a fraction enriched with neocytes, determining the average cell size of the fraction, comparing the average cell size of the sample to the average cell size of the fraction and utilizing this comparison to provide a determination of the population of reticulocytes in the sample.