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EP 1024745 A4 20010425 - A SAMPLE COLLECTION AND DETECTION SYSTEM USED FOR BREATH ANALYSIS

Title (en)

A SAMPLE COLLECTION AND DETECTION SYSTEM USED FOR BREATH ANALYSIS

Title (de)

PROBEENTNAHME- UND ANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG BEI ATEMANALYSE

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE PRELEVEMENT ET DE DETECTION D'ECHANTILLONS POUR L'ANALYSE D'HALEINE

Publication

EP 1024745 A4 20010425 (EN)

Application

EP 98953727 A 19981020

Priority

  • US 9822091 W 19981020
  • US 6268397 P 19971022

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9920177A1] A breath analyzer system for detecting target compounds comprises a mask device (12) for placement over a person's mouth having passageways (22, 25, 30, 35) enabling breath inhalation and exhalations. An electronic sensor (40) provided at a valve (102) located at an entrance of a first outlet passageway (25) initiates detection of a first breath exhalation and generates a control signal.

IPC 1-7

A61B 5/097

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/083 (2006.01); A61B 5/097 (2006.01); G01N 33/497 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 5/097 (2013.01); A61B 5/411 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] US 4346584 A 19820831 - BOEHRINGER JOHN R
  • [A] US 4735777 A 19880405 - MITSUI YASUHIRO [JP], et al
  • [A] MICHAEL PHILLIPS: "Breath Tests in Medicine", SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, vol. 267, no. 1, July 1992 (1992-07-01), pages 52 - 57, XP002158968
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 018, no. 157 (C - 1180) 16 March 1994 (1994-03-16)
  • See references of WO 9920177A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9920177 A1 19990429; CA 2306760 A1 19990429; EP 1024745 A1 20000809; EP 1024745 A4 20010425; JP 2001520068 A 20011030

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9822091 W 19981020; CA 2306760 A 19981020; EP 98953727 A 19981020; JP 2000516590 A 19981020