Instant non-invasive high-throughput disease screening

Abstract

A real-time disease detection system that rapidly assesses volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This invention delivers high-sensitivity capture, classification and pattern recognition to identify unique VOC profiles derived from a bio-sample or gas emitted from a donor (palm). The detector unit can be configured to screen for one or more disease(s), e.g., infectious, autoimmune, oncolytic disease, etc. The sample may be instantly analyzed on-site or collected remotely, thus providing a practical real-time screening process for testing persons of interest, in high-volume, high-throughput, access controlled environments such as airports, convention centers, government facilities, sporting arenas, etc., or examination room, waiting room, remote laboratory, etc. The device can be programmed to screen for a specific disease or for general detection of a plurality of known diseases.