HANDHELD GAS ANALYSIS SYSTEMS FOR POINT-OF-CARE MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
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a fluid-handling assembly coupled to the substrate, the fluid-handling assembly including a plurality of fluid-handling components removably coupled to the substrate and removably coupled to each other, the plurality of fluid handling components including;
a gas chromatograph having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, anda detector array having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein the fluid inlet of the detector array is fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet of the gas chromatograph;
a control circuit communicatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of fluid-handling components; and
a readout circuit communicatively coupled to the detector array and to the control circuit.
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Abstract
The disclosure describes a substrate with a fluid-handling assembly coupled to the substrate, the fluid-handling assembly including a plurality of fluid-handling components removably coupled to the substrate and removably coupled to each other. The plurality of fluid handling components includes a gas chromatograph having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a detector array having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein the fluid inlet of the detector array is fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet of the gas chromatograph. A control circuit is communicatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of fluid-handling components, and a readout circuit communicatively coupled to the detector array and to the control circuit. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a substrate; a fluid-handling assembly coupled to the substrate, the fluid-handling assembly including a plurality of fluid-handling components removably coupled to the substrate and removably coupled to each other, the plurality of fluid handling components including; a gas chromatograph having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a detector array having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein the fluid inlet of the detector array is fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet of the gas chromatograph; a control circuit communicatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of fluid-handling components; and a readout circuit communicatively coupled to the detector array and to the control circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a gas analysis device comprising; a substrate; a fluid-handling assembly coupled to the substrate, the fluid-handling assembly including a plurality of fluid-handling components removably coupled to the substrate and removably coupled to each other, the plurality of fluid handling components including; a gas chromatograph having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and a detector array having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein the fluid inlet of the detector array is fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet of the gas chromatograph; a control circuit communicatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of fluid-handling components; a readout circuit communicatively coupled to the detector array and to the control circuit; and a communication interface coupled to the readout circuit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 30)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a substrate; a fluid-handling assembly coupled to the substrate, the fluid-handling assembly including a plurality of fluid-handling components removably coupled to the substrate and removably coupled to each other, the plurality of fluid handling components including; a gas chromatograph having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a pre-concentrator having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein the fluid outlet of the pre-concentrator is coupled to the fluid inlet of the gas chromatograph, and a detector array having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, wherein the fluid inlet of the detector array is fluidly coupled to the fluid outlet of the gas chromatograph; an external pre-concentrator having a fluid outlet coupled to the fluid coupling between the outlet of the pre-concentrator and the inlet of the gas chromatograph; a control circuit communicatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of fluid-handling components; and a readout circuit communicatively coupled to the detector array and to the control circuit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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