Method and kit for determining the presence of monosodium urate crystals in joint synovial fluid
AssigneeThe Research Foundation for The State University of New York
InventorsSrinivas Pentyala, Lawrence Hurst
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a kit and methods for using the same. The kit includes a plate including at least one well, wherein the well includes a silver nitrate and a catalyst. The method includes providing a sample of synovial fluid to a well of a plate, wherein the well includes a silver nitrate and a catalyst and determining a presence of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals, wherein the presence of MSU crystals indicates that gout is detected in the sample.
Claims17
A kit configured to detect gout in a sample obtained from a patient comprising:
- a plate comprising at least one well, wherein the well contains a silver nitrate, formaldehyde, and alizarin red.
A method of detecting gout, the method comprising:
- providing a sample of synovial fluid to a well of a plate, wherein the well contains a silver nitrate and formaldehyde;
- determining a presence of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals, wherein the presence of MSU crystals indicates that gout is detected in the sample.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.