Automated breath collection device
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1. An automated device for collecting samples of breath expired from a subject comprising:
- an inlet for a breath sample;
a breath collection vessel connected to the inlet; and
a microprocessor associated with the inlet and breath collection vessel capable of automatically directing the breath sample to the breath collection vessel.
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Abstract
An automated device for collecting breath samples, which includes pre-programmed protocols for specified breath collection procedures and pre-programmed voice chips connected to a speaker that audibly guide a patient or subject through the breath collection process. The device includes an inlet and a breath reservoir for collecting a sample before diverting it to a vessel via a valve manifold with a plurality of valves, each associated with breath collection vessel.
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32 Claims
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1. An automated device for collecting samples of breath expired from a subject comprising:
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an inlet for a breath sample;
a breath collection vessel connected to the inlet; and
a microprocessor associated with the inlet and breath collection vessel capable of automatically directing the breath sample to the breath collection vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. The device of 1, further comprising a nasal canula associated with the breath sample inlet.
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12. An automated breath collection device comprising;
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a breath inlet;
a breath sample reservoir connected to the breath inlet;
a breath sample collection vessel connected to the breath sample reservoir;
a valve associated with the breath sample reservoir and breath sample collection vessel; and
a microprocessor associated with the breath collection vessel and the breath reservoir capable of opening the valve to automatically direct the breath sample from the breath reservoir to the breath collection vessel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of collecting breath samples comprising the steps of;
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having a subject breath into a breath collection device through an inlet until a desired amount of breath has been introduced into a breath sample reservoir; and
automatically conveying the breath exhaled from the subject from the breath sample reservoir to an airtight breath sample collection vessel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of automatically collecting breath samples from a subject comprising the steps of;
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directing a subject to exhale into the breath collection device through a breath inlet via a communication element in the breath collection device;
capturing the breath sample in a breath sample reservoir;
conveying the breath sample from the reservoir to a breath sample collection vessel; and
cleaning the breath sample reservoir chamber.
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24. A system for collecting samples of breath comprising:
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a device including;
a breath inlet adapted to be connected to a breath collection vessel; and
a microprocessor; and
a cartridge releasably insertable into the device and adapted to hold the breath collection vessel. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A cartridge for housing breath collection vessels comprising:
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a frame releasably insertable into a breath collection device, the frame adaptable to secure a breath collection vessel; and
a code positioned on the cartridge so that when the cartridge is inserted into the device, one of a plurality of programs stored in a microprocessor of the device is chosen and activated when the code is read by a code reading element. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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