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Breath test for the detection of various diseases

US6221026A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 12, 1999
Grant dateApr 24, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2010/0087
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The alkane profile, comprising the alveolar gradients of n-alkanes in breath having 4 to 20 carbons, is determined for the diagnosis of disease in mammals, including humans.

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