US 11,701,030 B2
Method for collecting particles from exhaled breath using a portable sampling device
Peter Stambeck, Björklinge (SE); and Kjell Alving, Uppsala (SE)
Assigned to MUNKPLAST AB, Uppsala (SE)
Filed by Munkplast AB, Uppsala (SE)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/811,162.
Application 16/811,162 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/986,883, filed on May 23, 2018, granted, now 11,317,827.
Application 15/986,883 is a continuation of application No. PCT/SE2016/051159, filed on Nov. 23, 2016.
Application 16/811,162 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/856,090, filed on Dec. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,898,108.
Application 15/856,090 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2016/064110, filed on Jun. 19, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 1550930-0 (SE), filed on Jul. 1, 2015; and application No. 1551526-5 (SE), filed on Nov. 24, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2020/0268280 A1, Aug. 27, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/097 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/497 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/091 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/097 (2013.01) [A61B 5/082 (2013.01); A61B 5/091 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7405 (2013.01); A61B 10/00 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); G01N 1/2247 (2013.01); G01N 33/497 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0087 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0285 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0431 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2223 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2244 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable handheld sampling device for collecting aerosol particles in a stream of exhaled breath provided with an inlet and an outlet, comprising a housing and a collecting device holder removably arranged at least partially inside the housing, wherein the housing and the collecting device holder are arranged to guide the stream of exhaled breath through the device from the inlet to the outlet, wherein said collecting device holder comprises at least two cylindrical conduits arranged in parallel, each defining a flow path in fluid connection with the inlet, wherein a cylindrical collecting device is arranged in each conduit, each cylindrical collecting device being adapted to collect the aerosol particles in the exhaled breath.