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  • Breath component monitoring device
    Patent number: 5174959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and materials for the detection of ketone and aldehyde analytes in fluid samples by means of reacting analyte containing samples with a first solid matrix material to which a nitroprusside salt is coupled and a second solid matrix material to which an amine is covalently coupled. Methods and devices are also provided for ascertaining the fat catabolism effects of a weight loss dietary regimen comprising determining the breath acetone concentration of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Samar K. Kundu, Richard W. George, Steven C. March, Sangvorn Rutnarak