Exhaled breath condensate biometric marker measurement apparatus and method
US8394030B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/497
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus and a method for testing exhaled breath condensate for at least one biometric marker, including a substrate for collecting exhaled breath condensate, the substrate capable of being brought to a temperature below a dew point of vapor in exhaled breath, a collector for retaining the substrate and for receiving a biometric marker reagent. The invention may further include receiving exhaled breath in a collector, the collector comprising a substrate, the substrate being at a temperature below a dew point of vapor in exhaled breath, collecting the exhaled breath condensate on the substrate, and bringing a biometric marker reagent in contact with the substrate.
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