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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Erica Forzani, Mesa, AZ (US);
Nongjian Tao, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Xiaojun Xian, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Francis Tsow, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Scottsdale, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/097 (2006.01); A61B 5/087 (2006.01); G01N 33/497 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/082 (2013.01); A61B 5/087 (2013.01); A61B 5/097 (2013.01); G01N 33/497 (2013.01);
Abstract
A low back pressure mouthpiece for accurate detection of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) includes a conduit for receiving the exhaled breath from the subject. An oxidizing filter for sample conditioning, wherein the conduit and oxidizing filter operate to produce a back pressure of less than 4 cm HO; and a device for measuring the level of one or more components of the received exhaled breath.