Abstract: The disclosure pertains to a system 100 and method for collecting and measuring particles in exhaled air. The system 100 is arranged to allow for examination of the full or substantially the full volume of each exhalation of a subject.
Abstract: The disclosure pertains to a system 100 and method for collecting and measuring particles in exhaled air. The system 100 is arranged to allow for examination of the full or substantially the full volume of each exhalation of a subject.
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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 1, 2008
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2018
Assignee:
PEXA AB
Inventors:
Anna-Carin Olin, Ann-Charlotte Almstrand, Jukka Lausmaa, Evert Ljungstrom