Breath collection
US5465728A · kind A · utility
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12Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/904
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus which is highly portable and even hand-held is used to collect mammalian breath for chemical analysis and as a diagnostic tool for the physician. The apparatus comprises a fluid reservoir container having first and second ends and a body extending between these ends so as to define an interior chamber; a breath entry portal; a breath exit portal; a sampling portal; a jacket to maintain the temperature of the chamber; a sample container for holding samples of exhaled breath; and pump means for moving selected samples of breath from the reservoir container into the sample container.
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