Antigen monitoring system

• US 8,463,344 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2007
• Issued: 06/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Williams, Marlon
• Original Assignee: Williams, Marlon
• Inventors: Williams, Marlon
• Primary Examiner(s): WINAKUR, ERIC FRANK
• Application Number:
  US11/812,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20080319289A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,181 Days
• Field of Search: 600/310, 600/322, 600/473
• US Class Current: 600/322
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0059 using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence A61B5/0093, A61B5/1455, A61B5/02416 and A61B5/0261 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C12Q 1/6886 for cancer immunoassay for cancer G01N33/574

Abstract

A method for detecting cancer in a subject includes administering polysilicon mirrors to the subject, transmitting near infrared light through subject'"'"'s skin, receiving light which is reflected from the polysilicon mirrors though the subject'"'"'s skin, converting received light into a digital signal and calculating a level of CEA in the subject'"'"'s blood from the digital signal.

Claims

1. A method for detecting or monitoring cancer in a subject, comprising:

administering polysilicon mirrors to random locations within the bloodstream of a subject orally or by injection;

transmitting near infrared light through the subject'"'"'s skin;

detecting light which is reflected from the polysilicon mirrors though the subject'"'"'s skin;

converting received light into a digital signal; and

calculating a level of CEA in the subject'"'"'s blood from the digital signal.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein differences in the level of CEA in a subject'"'"'s blood are determined based on previously stored measurements and currently taken measurements.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the level of CEA is stored.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the level of CEA is transmitted to a third party.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the level of CEA is transmitted to the third party via an Internet.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein an intensity of light reflected from said polysilicon mirrors varies according to an amount of antigen markers in the subject'"'"'s blood.