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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/497 (2006.01); G01N 21/17 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/497 (2013.01); A61B 5/082 (2013.01); A61B 5/4848 (2013.01); G01N 21/1702 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0087 (2013.01); G01N 2021/1704 (2013.01); G01N 2033/4975 (2013.01);
Abstract
The technology relates to devices and methods thereof for the detection of one or more biomarkers from a user's exhaled breath. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a device comprising a metered dose inhaler, and a sensor that detects one or more biomarkers comprising HFA, CO, and NO. In another embodiment, the device detects HFA, COand NO simultaneously by photoacoustic spectroscopy. In another embodiment, the device may be used as part of an overall treatment regimen for asthma or COPD.