Real time chemical exposure and risk monitor
First Claim
1. An apparatus for quantitatively assessing an exposure in terms of a total integrated exposure, dose, and predicted response of a person exposed to at least one hazardous chemical, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a breath interface for receiving breath from a person;
(b) an external exposure dosimeter interface for receiving a lapel tube from a person;
(c) a chemical analysis device having at least one inlet port with at least one valve for receiving a first gas sample from said breath interface, and for receiving a second gas sample from said external exposure dosimeter interface; and
(d) an electronic processor for controlling said valve(s) and for receiving data from said chemical analysis device and for analyzing said data at a rate of at least once per breath for assessing said exposure.
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Abstract
The apparatus of the present invention is a combination of a breath interface and an external exposure dosimeter interface to a chemical analysis device, all controlled by an electronic processor for quantitatively analyzing chemical analysis data from both the breath interface and the external exposure dosimeter for determining internal tissue dose. The method of the present invention is a combination of steps of measuring an external dose, measuring breath content, then analyzing the external dose and breath content and determining internal tissue dose.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for quantitatively assessing an exposure in terms of a total integrated exposure, dose, and predicted response of a person exposed to at least one hazardous chemical, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a breath interface for receiving breath from a person; (b) an external exposure dosimeter interface for receiving a lapel tube from a person; (c) a chemical analysis device having at least one inlet port with at least one valve for receiving a first gas sample from said breath interface, and for receiving a second gas sample from said external exposure dosimeter interface; and (d) an electronic processor for controlling said valve(s) and for receiving data from said chemical analysis device and for analyzing said data at a rate of at least once per breath for assessing said exposure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for quantitatively assessing an exposure in terms of a total integrated exposure, dose, and predicted response of a person exposed to at least one hazardous chemical, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a breath from a person into a breath interface; (b) receiving a lapel tube from an external exposure dosimeter interface; (c) passing said breath into a chemical analysis device having at least one inlet port with at least one valve for receiving a first gas sample from said breath interface, and for receiving a second gas sample from said external exposure dosimeter interface; and (d) obtaining analyses of said first gas sample at a rate of at least once per breath and analyses of said second gas sample from an electronic processor for controlling said valve(s) and for receiving data from said chemical analysis device and for analyzing said data for assessing said exposure. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for quantitatively assessing an exposure in terms of a total integrated exposure, internal tissue dose, and predicted response of a person exposed to at least one hazardous chemical, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) a breath interface for receiving breath from a person; (b) an external exposure dosimeter interface for receiving a lapel tube from a person; (c) a chemical analysis device having at least one inlet port with at least one valve for receiving a first gas sample from said breath interface, and for receiving a second gas sample from said external exposure dosimeter interface; (d) an electronic processor having a controller for controlling said valve(s) and an evaluator for receiving data from said chemical analysis device and for analyzing said data for assessing said exposure;
wherein(e) said evaluator contains a pharmacokinetic model for analyzing data from both said breath interface and said external dosimeter interface and obtaining said total integrated exposure, internal tissue dose, and predicted response of said person exposed to said at least one hazardous chemical. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for quantitatively assessing an exposure in terms of a total integrated exposure, internal tissue dose, and predicted response of a person exposed to at least one hazardous chemical, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a breath from a person into a breath interface; (b) receiving a lapel tube from an external exposure dosimeter interface; (c) passing said breath into a chemical analysis device having at least one inlet port with at least one valve for receiving a first gas sample from said breath interface, and for receiving a second gas sample from said external exposure dosimeter interface; (d) analyzing said first and second gas samples with an electronic processor containing a pharmacokinetic model and obtaining said total integrated exposure, internal tissue dose, and predicted response of said person exposed to said at least one hazardous chemical. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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