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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Jaron M. Acker, Madison, WI (US);
Kristopher J. Bilek, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Jaron M. Acker, Madison, WI (US);
Kristopher J. Bilek, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/0971 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A breath condensate sampler for use with a mechanical ventilator, the breath condensate sampler includes an airflow valve, a condensate formation tube, a condensate trap, and a condensate collection receptacle. The airflow valve directs air from the expiratory limb into the condensate formation tube wherein the condensate portion of exhaled gases are separated from the gaseous portion of the exhaled gases. A method of collecting a breath condensate sample is also herein disclosed.