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Collection and measurement of exhaled particles

US9976944B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

PEXA AB · SE

Inventors

Anna-Carin Olin · Nikkaluokta, SE
Ann-Charlotte Almstrand · Göteborg, SE
Jukka Lausmaa · Gothenburg, SE
Evert Ljungstrom · Göteborg, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 1, 2008
Grant date	May 22, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2015/0261
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Particles are exhaled in the breath of animals. The nature and amounts of the particles can be indicative of certain medical conditions. They can therefore be collected, sorted according to size or mass and used in the diagnosis of one or more medical conditions. The invention provides a method and system for collecting and sorting exhaled particles and a method for diagnosis using said exhaled particles.

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