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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Hossam Haick, Haifa, IL;
Rotem Vishinkin, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/0803 (2013.01); A61B 5/14517 (2013.01); A61B 5/4842 (2013.01); G01N 33/497 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of diagnosing and/or monitoring tuberculosis (TB) in a subject by analyzing a test sample comprising at least one volatile organic compound (VOC) or semi-volatile organic compound (SVOC) emitted or excreted from the skin of the subject. The test sample can be analyzed by a sensing unit comprising nanomaterials- and/or polymer-based sensors. Further provided is a skin-mountable device comprising a fixing unit and said sensing unit. Also discloses a method of diagnosing and/or monitoring tuberculosis, comprising analyzing specific skin-emitted VOCs or SVOCs, which are indicative of tuberculosis in a subject.