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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083684 | Intubation verification and respiratory gas monitoring device and the method thereof A patient vital sign monitoring device and method thereof is described. According to an embodiment of the present invention there is a portable, lightweight, and small device which verifies intubation and monitors respiratory gas in a patient. The device comprises a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8021308 | Breath end-tidal gas monitor An improved apparatus and method for capturing and analyzing the end-tidal portion of an exhalation. The CO2 level of air drawn into the system (10) is monitored to distinguish inhalation and exhalation of breath. Upon detection of a decrease in th... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7998084 | Method and system for diagnosing post-surgical pulmonary vascular occlusions A method of determining the presence of pulmonary embolism is a postoperative patient using the carbox ratio of the patient prior to the surgical procedure and the carbox ratio of the patient after to the surgical procedure. The characteristics of the breath of the ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993281 | Breath alcohol measuring device with improved mouthpiece A breath alcohol measuring device (7) is provided with features for superior handling especially of the replaceable mouthpiece (1). A direct physical contact between the test subject being tested and the measuring device is practically ruled out by the... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988640 | Macro-control of treatment for sleep disordered breathing A method and apparatus for treating sleep disordered breathing. An arousal index is determined for use in an outer loop of a control algorithm, the arousal index being a measure of the frequency of sleep arousals. The respiratory airflow signal in an inner loop of t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988641 | Apparatus and method for delivery of an aerosol An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measur... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7972277 | Exhaled breath analysis method Handling of the condensate collecting vessel in conventional breath analysis apparatuses having a cold condensation mechanism is complicated, and time consuming. The present invention provides a method for analyzing exhaled breath using a breath analysis appa... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7931601 | Monitoring system for cardiac surgical operations with cardiopulmonary bypass A monitoring system for cardiac operations with cardiopulmonary bypass comprising: a processor operatively connected to a heart-lung machine; a pump flow detecting device connected to a pump of the heart-lung machine to continuously measure the pump flow value and s... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927285 | Nasal mask for carbon dioxide gas measurement A nasal mask is adapted to attached on a face of a subject so as to cover a nose of the subject. A shell has a contact edge adapted to be brought into close contact with the face of the subject, thereby forming a sealed space therein. An attachment portion is dispos... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927286 | Monitoring system for cardiac surgical operations with cardiopulmonary bypass A monitoring system for cardiac operations with cardiopulmonary bypass comprising: a processor operatively connected to a heart-lung machine; a pump flow detecting device connected to a pump of the heart-lung machine to continuously measure the pump flow value and s... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7914460 | Condensate glucose analyzer The present invention provides systems and methods for analyzing glucose present in exhaled breath condensate (EBC). In certain embodiments of the invention, electrochemical- or coulometric-based sensing technologies are used to analyze EBC for the presence and/or c... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7867171 | Management of gastro-intestinal disorders Methods of determining gastro-intestinal conditions by performing a succession of breath tests or others tests, particularly for determining the gastric emptying or gastric accomodation condition of a subject. Methods of performing successive gastric emptying tests ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7841988 | Nasal mask for carbon dioxide gas measurement A nasal mask is adapted to attached on a face of a subject so as to cover a nose of the subject. A shell has a contact edge adapted to be brought into close contact with the face of the subject, thereby forming a sealed space therein. An attachment portion is dispos... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7833166 | Breath alcohol-measuring device with an illuminated mouthpiece A breath alcohol-measuring device is provided, which includes a mouthpiece which can be inserted or attached, with a blow-in opening and with a blow-out opening and with a hole for breathing gas sampling in the breath alcohol-measuring device. The breath alcohol-mea... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828741 | Utilizing lipopolysaccharide in exhaled breath condensate to diagnose gram negative pneumonia A method for determining whether a subject has Gram negative bacterial pneumonia based on the presence of lipopolysaccharide in exhaled breath condensate collected from the subject. The collection devices utilized to collect exhaled breath condensate from both spont... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7762957 | Method for measuring pancreatic metabolism Disclosed is a method for measuring pancreatic metabolism, which is characterized by the fact that the increase in 13CO2 in the exhaled breath is determined prior to and following the intravenous application of secretin as well as prior to and ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7749169 | Handheld breath tester housing and mouthpiece A breath tester housing assembly is provided. The assembly comprises a housing having a base to be gripped by an operator, a display oriented to be in line with an operator's direct line of view while gripping the base, and a mouthpiece interface for interfacing wit... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7731666 | Apparatus and method for delivery of an aerosol An apparatus for measuring lung ventilation, comprising: a pressure device to measure volume of air flow; an aerosol-generating device that provides aerosol particles to be released at a determined point in a breathing cycle; a mouthpiece with a detector that measur... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7717857 | Diagnosis of infection in the lungs of patients The present invention relates to methods for detecting P aeruginosa infection and bacterial burden in the lungs of patients who are at risk for P. aeruginosa infections, especially including patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). The present method provid... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7704214 | Device and method for the quantitative determination of nitrogen oxides in exhaled air and application thereof A volumetric flow of an analyte, including exhaled air, is fed to a gas sensor unit by used of gas flow device, which can include various sensors for the determination of nitrogen oxides. An oxidation catalyst is used when using an NO2 sensor, which conve... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699788 | Noninvasive effective lung volume estimation Methods for noninvasively measuring, or estimating, functional residual capacity or effective lung volume include obtaining carbon dioxide and flow measurements at or near the mouth of a subject. Such measurements are obtained during baseline breathing and during an... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7678062 | Flow-independent parameter estimation based on tidal breathing exhalation profiles Parametric characterization of nitric oxide (NO) gas exchange using a two-compartment model of the lungs is a non-invasive technique to characterize inflammatory lung diseases. The technique applies the two-compartment model to parametric characterization of NO gas ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7662107 | Use of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane for measuring lung function, especially for determining the functional residual capacity (FRC) of the lungs 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (norflurane) is used as a tracer/trace gas for measuring the lung function because of its simple detectability, physiological harmlessness, environmental friendliness and ready availability. Especially advantageous is the possibility of the... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7662106 | Respiratory profile parameter determination apparatus A method of sampling one or more respiratory profile characteristics and monitoring a variety of respiratory profile parameters. The sampled respiratory characteristics include respiratory flow rate, respiratory pressure, and partial pressure of at least one constit... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7654966 | Method and apparatus for monitoring dynamic cardiovascular function using n-dimensional representatives of critical functions A method, system, apparatus and device for the monitoring, diagnosis and evaluation of the state of a dynamic pulmonary system is disclosed. This method and system provides the processing means for receiving sensed and/or simulated data, converting such data into a ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7635339 | Method for non-cooperative lung function diagnosis using ultrasound A method and device are provided for measuring state of lung function of a patient using ultrasonic flow and molar mass measurement. Flow and molar mass signals are recorded during tidal breathing without requiring patient cooperation. Statistical analysis of the re... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7594894 | Arrangement for analysing respiratory gases The present invention relates to an arrangement for the analysis of respiratory gases to and from a patient, which is connected to a respirator. The arrangement comprises a holder unit (6) for a removably fitted water trap (4) that is adapted to receiv... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7547285 | Device and method for collection of exhaled alveolar breath condensate A diagnosis method for respiratory disease based on the separation of the expired airway phase in an exhaled breath from the alveolar phase, and a device to accomplish the method. The device includes a cartridge assembly and a disposable condensing chamber carried i... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7473229 | Method of analyzing components of alveolar breath A method of analyzing alveolar breath. Breath is expired through an analysis chamber. The concentration of a first component of the breath is monitored as the breath is expired through the analysis chamber. When the concentration of the first component indicates tha... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7465275 | Method and apparatus for measuring functional residual capacity (FRC) and cardiac output(CO) The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for measuring Functional Residual Capacity (CO). Further, it relates to a method and an apparatus for measuring cardiac output (CO). The method comprises the steps of determining the amount of oxygen and car... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7465276 | Identification of disease characteristics using isotope ratios in breath Methods are disclosed for distinguishing whether an animal is experiencing a bacterial infection or a viral infection. One monitors breath taken from the animal over time to measure the relative amount of a first breath stable isotope to a second breath stable isoto... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7462154 | Sensor for measuring carbon dioxide in respiratory gas A sensor main unit 1 is axially split into three sub-segments. A light-emitting element 2 is attached to one end portion, and a light-receiving element 3 is attached to the other end portion. A respiratory flow path 4 is formed so as to p... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7455644 | Carbon dioxide sensor and airway adapter incorporated in the same In a sensor for detecting a carbon dioxide gas in an expiration gas of a living body, an airway case is adapted to be disposed below nostrils of the living body, and formed with an airway passage extending across an optical axis of a light beam emitted from a right ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7445602 | Carbon dioxide sensor and airway adapter incorporated in the same In a sensor for detecting a carbon dioxide gas in an expiration gas of a living body, an airway case is adapted to be disposed below nostrils of the living body, and formed with an airway passage extending across an optical axis of a light beam emitted from a light ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445601 | Non-invasive device and method for the diagnosis of pulmonary vascular occlusions The invention involves a device and method for ascertaining the functioning of the respiratory system and determining the cause of abnormal respiratory function. The device comprises an apparatus for measuring the flow of air from a patient's breadth and determining... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7435225 | Method and arrangement for measuring breath gases of a patient Method and arrangement for measuring breath gases of a patient in which the patient is connected to a breath gas unit by using a sampling line to enable flowing a sample of the breathing gases with a pre-determined sample flow rate to the breath gas measuring unit. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7427269 | Accurate method to characterize airway nitric oxide using different breath-hold times including axial diffusion of nitric oxide using heliox and breath hold An apparatus and method to characterize NO gas exchange dynamics in human lungs comprising the steps of: (1) performing a series of breath hold maneuvers of progressively increasingly breath hold times, each breath hold maneuver comprising a) inhaling a gas, b) hold... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7421882 | Breath-based sensors for non-invasive molecular detection A method of diagnosing the health of an individual by collecting a breath sample from the individual and measuring the amount of each of a plurality of analytes in the sample. The amount of each analytes is measured by fitting a time response curve of a sample-evalu... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413550 | Visual indicating device for bad breath The invention provides a breath testing device which includes a visual indicating agent which changes color in the presence of an odor associated with bad breath, such as sulfur and ammonia odors. An example of the visual indicating agent is 4,4′-bis(dimethylamino... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390304 | Respiratory exchange ratio sensor A device for directly measuring a person's respiratory exchange ratio (RER) utilizes a Zn-air battery cell and a constant current load circuit as an O2 pump capable of drawing oxygen from expired air. A thermistor located in the flow path forms a leg of a... | 06/24/2008 |
