US 12,082,788 B1
الصحة - Health
2024
مكتب البراءات الأمريكي - US Patent Office
Khurshid; Zohaib (Al-Ahsa, SA), Bokhari; Syed Akhtar (Al-Ahsa, SA), Zafar; Muhammad Sohail (Al-Ahsa, SA), Moin; Syed Faraz (Al-Ahsa, SA), Najeeb; Shariq (Al-Ahsa, SA)
An instrument and method for collecting and harvesting gingival crevicular fluid samples in a noninvasive manner is provided. Once optimally positioned, an absorbing brush of the instrument is inserted into the gingival sulcus of a patient and held in place while the bristles of the absorbing brush absorb the gingival crevicular fluid. Once removed from the collection sight, the absorbing brush bristles can provide a visual indication of the presence of biomarkers and proteins associated with periodontitis.