Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting samples from a patient for diagnosis are provided. In many embodiments, the sample collection and analysis system concentrates particles emanating from a patient's cough, sneeze, or breathe in a sample for the diagnosis of a respiratory tract infection or other ailment of the patient. The sample collection and analysis system has a pre-collection assembly (that is patient interface, a collector in fluid communication with a sample reservoir that function in combination to: efficiently capture the volume of air expelled from the subject, direct the expelled air towards a sample reservoir, and separate the desired particle sizes from the expelled air into the sample reservoir.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 12, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 25, 2018
Assignee:
Deton Corp.
Inventors:
Patrick Sislian, Ramzi Nasr, Laura Luhede, Stephen Allen Chapman
Abstract: An aerosol biological collector/analyzer, and method of collecting and analyzing an aerosol sample for diagnosis is provided. In particular, the current invention is directed to an airborne aerosol collection and bacterial analysis system and method, capable of collecting an airborne aerosol sample and preparing it for analysis via aerodynamic shock in a single-step.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 1, 2011
Date of Patent:
June 5, 2018
Assignee:
Deton Corp.
Inventors:
Patrick Sislian, Ramzi Nasr, Mazen Nasr