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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2006
Ilan Ben-oren, Modiin, IL;
Avraham Hershkowitz, D.n. Shimshon, IL;
Eli Kaplan, Ramat Hasharon, IL;
Yaron Ilan, Jerusalem, IL;
Ilan Ben-Oren, Modiin, IL;
Avraham Hershkowitz, D.n. Shimshon, IL;
Eli Kaplan, Ramat Hasharon, IL;
Yaron Ilan, Jerusalem, IL;
Exalenz Bioscience Ltd., Modiin, IL;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to breath test devices and methods for the evaluation of liver functional and metabolic capacity or to assess liver heath and/or degree of liver injury. Specifically, there is provided a method of evaluating a liver condition, the method includes on-line monitoring a metabolic product of methacetin, a salt or a derivative of methacetin, in a subject's breath after administering to the subject isotope labeled methacetin, a salt or a derivative thereof in water solution form. There is also provided a device for evaluating a liver condition, the device includes one or more sensors adapted to monitor on-line an isotope level of a metabolic product of labeled methacetin, or a salt or a derivative of methacetin in a subject's breath and a controller adapted to sample measurements of the one or more sensors at a continuous mode.