IP Library Granted Patent US 12,601,749
Granted Patent B2
US 12,601,749 · App. 18/637,770 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Biomarker detection process and assay of neurological condition

Inventors: Kevin Ka-Wang Wang (Gainesville, FL); Ronald L. Hayes (Alachua, FL); Uwe R. Mueller (Alachua, FL); Zhiqun Zhang (Auburndale, MA)
Assignee: BANYAN BIOMARKERS, INC.
G01N33/6896A61B5/4064G01N33/577G01N2800/28G01N2800/2871G01N2800/52G01N2800/56G01N2800/60
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Patent No.
US 12,601,749
App. No.
18/637,770
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A robust, quantitative, and reproducible process and assay for diagnosis of a neurological condition in a subject. The method includes measurement of two or more biomarkers in a biological fluid such as CSF or serum resulting in a synergistic mechanism for determining the extent of neurological damage in a subject with an abnormal neurological condition and for discerning subtypes thereof or tissue types subjected to damage.

Claims (25)

1 . A process for determining the neurological condition of a subject, wherein the subject is known to have or is suspected of having a mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI), wherein mild TBI is characterized as the subject having a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) of 13-15 and moderate TBI is characterized as the subject having a GCS of 9-12, the process comprising:

measuring a sample obtained from the subject at a first time for a quantity of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and a quantity of ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1), wherein the first time is within 12 hours of the TBI or the suspected TBI;

comparing the measured quantities of GFAP and UCH-L1 to normal levels of GFAP and UCH-L1, or to predetermined cutoff values of GFAP and UCH-L1; and

performing a head CT on the subject when the measured quantity of GFAP and/or the measured quantity of UCH-L1 exceed the predetermined cutoff values of GFAP and UCH-L1, or declining a head CT on the subject when the measured quantities of GFAP and UCH-L1 do not exceed the predetermined cutoff values of GFAP and UCH-L1.

2 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the subject has a GCS of 13-15.

3 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the sample is plasma.

4 . The process of claim 1 , wherein the sample is bloom serum.

5 . A method of assaying a biomarker combination after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), comprising:

obtaining a blood sample collected from a subject having the TBI within 12 hours after occurrence of the TBI; and

measuring levels of ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) by assaying the blood sample.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the blood sample is collected from the subject having a GCS of 13-15.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the blood sample is plasma.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the blood sample is blood serum.

9 . A method of performing a head CT scan, comprising:

measuring levels of UCH-L1 and GFAP by performing the method of claim 5 ; and

performing the head CT scan on the subject when the levels of UCH-L1 and GFAP exceed predetermined cutoff values.

10 . A method of refraining from performing a head CT scan on a subject having a TBI, comprising:

measuring the levels of UCH-L1 and GFAP by performing the method of claim 5 ; and

refraining from performing the head CT scan on the subject when the levels of UCH-L1 and GFAP do not exceed predetermined cutoff values.

11 . A method of assessing a subject having a mild TBI or a suspected mild TBI, to determine whether to perform a CT scan, the method comprising:

measuring levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase L1 (UCH-L1) by assaying a blood sample collected from the subject within 12 hours of the TBI or the suspected TBI,

determining whether to perform a head CT scan on the subject when the level of GFAP and/or the level of UCH-L1 exceed(s) predetermined cutoff values of GFAP and UCH-L1, or declining a head CT scan when the level of GFAP and the level UCH-L1 do not exceed the predetermined cutoff values of GFAP and UCH-L1.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the blood sample is collected from the subject having a GCS of 13-15.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the blood sample is plasma.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the blood sample is blood serum.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2026
From: BANYAN BIOMARKERS, INC.
To: BIOMERIEUX, INC.
Reel/Frame 074323/0554 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE Recorded Nov 12, 2024
From: BANYAN BIOMARKERS, INC.
To: BANYAN BIOMARKERS, INC.
Reel/Frame 069340/0120 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 16890943 · Jun 2, 2020
Continuation 15709368 · Sep 19, 2017
Continuation 13058748
Provisional Application 61271135 · Jul 18, 2009
Provisional Application 61218727 · Jun 19, 2009
Provisional Application 61097622 · Sep 17, 2008
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