Breath sampling device and method
AssigneeOwlstone Medical Limited
InventorMax Allsworth
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Abstract
Disclosed is apparatus for collecting a breath sample from a human subject, the apparatus comprising at least a mask portion which, in use, is positioned over the subject's mouth and nostrils so as to collect breath exhaled from the subject, the apparatus further comprising movement detection means for detecting movement of the mask portion, and an alarm signal generator, which alarm signal generator generates an alarm signal if the subject's head is outside a predetermined range of acceptable orientations during collection of a breath sample, but only after the subject's head has been outside the predetermined range of acceptable orientations for a defined or measurable period of time.
Claims12
An apparatus for collecting a breath sample from a human subject, the apparatus comprising at least a mask portion which, in use, is configured to be positioned over the subjects mouth and nostrils so as to collect breath exhaled from the subject, the mask portion comprising sorbent tubes for capturing volatile substances contained in the subject's exhaled breath;
- the apparatus further comprising a movement detector for detecting movement of the mask portion, and an alarm signal generator, which alarm signal generator generates an alarm signal if the mask portion is outside a predetermined range of acceptable orientations during collection of the breath sample, but only after the mask portion has been outside the predetermined range of acceptable orientations for a defined or measurable period of time.
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