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US 6,206,840 B1Granted
Method for the identification of a liquid secreted by a living subject particularly for identification of amniotic fluid
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsKlaus Abraham-Fuchs, Kai-Uwe Schmidt, Joachim Tork, Helge Binder, Ludwig Wildt
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Abstract
In a method for identifying a liquid secreted by a living subject, particularly amniotic fluid, the liquid is identified by means of its characteristic volatile constituents.
Claims11
A method for identifying a liquid secreted by a living subject, comprising the steps of obtaining characteristic volatile constituents of a liquid to be identified from a living female subject, and identifying whether said liquid is amniotic fluid by said characteristic volatile constituents to detect at least one of a premature amnion rupture and an intra-uterine infection.
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