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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2008
Mitchell Friedman, Baltimore, MD (US);
Stanley J. Konopka, Franklin, TN (US);
Shane A. Crabtree, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Mitchell Friedman, Baltimore, MD (US);
Stanley J. Konopka, Franklin, TN (US);
Shane A. Crabtree, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A breath collection apparatus is provided that includes a facemask to cover the nose and mouth of a patient to direct the breath into a collection bag or collection vial. A valve assembly containing a flexible valve member is provided between the facemask and the collection container to direct a breath sample to the collection container while permitting fresh air to enter the facemask upon inhalation. Between the valve assembly and the collection container is a collection container attachment fitting for engaging the valve assembly with the collection container. The collection container attachment fitting can be a two-piece fitting designed to accommodate a flexible bladder used to accumulate multiple breath samples for subsequent delivery to the collection container.