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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Yasuhiro Kubo, Konan, JP;
Masaaki Mori, Hirakata, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuhiro Kubo, Konan, JP;
Masaaki Mori, Hirakata, JP;
Assignee:
OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/083 (2006.01); G01N 1/22 (2006.01); G01N 21/3504 (2014.01); G01N 33/497 (2006.01); A61B 5/097 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0836 (2013.01); A61B 5/097 (2013.01); G01N 1/22 (2013.01); G01N 21/3504 (2013.01); G01N 33/497 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exhalation collected in a breath bag capable of expanding and contracting is sucked into a gas inlet vesselwith a given volume (Va), and then the gas inlet vesselis communicated by means of valve Vwith a cellthat is maintained at an atmospheric pressure by being pre-filled with a sample gas or reference gas. After the communication, the gas pressure is measured by a pressure sensorattached to the cell. Whether the exhalation collected in the breath bag is below a given amount or not can be accurately judged.