Method of Exhaled Gas Measurement and Analysis and Apparatus Therefor

a technology of exhaled gas and measurement method, which is applied in the field of exhaled gas measurement and analysis and an, can solve the problems of difficult to accurately determine the concentration ratio of breath of patients, and achieve the effect of simplifying the structure of the apparatus

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-10
OTSUKA PHARM CO LTD
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[0018]The arrangement may be such that after a predetermined volume of the exhalation collected in the breath bag is sucked into the gas inlet vessel, a valve is opened so that the gas inlet vessel is communicated with the inside of the cell that is maintained at the atmospheric pressure by being pre-filled with a prescribed gas, and the pressure of the gas after the communication is measured by a pressure sensor attached to the cell. In this case, measurement can be made utilizing the pressure sensor attached to the cell. Since the cell is usually provided with a pressure sensor, this pressure sensor can be utilized also for this purpose. Accordingly, it is not necessary to provide a pressure sensor directly attached to the foregoing gas inlet vessel, so that the structure of the apparatus can be simplified.

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However, the concentration ratio of 13CO2 to 12CO2 in naturally occurring carbon dioxide is 1:100, making it difficult to accurately determine the concentration ratio in the breath of the patient.

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[0129]An examination was conducted to see whether the relationship between the amounts of shortage of base gas or sample gas (hereinafter collectively referred to as “specimen gas”) inside the gas inlet vessel 21 and the pressure values read by the pressure sensor 16 is determined accurately.

[0130]First, 24 breath bags were prepared and separated into 3 groups each including 8 breath bags.

[0131]A specimen gas was injected into the 8 bags of each group in different amounts of 34, 33, 32, . . . 10, 0 ml as shown in the column of “SPECIMEN AMOUNT” of Table 1.

[0132]The volume Va of the specimen gas to be sucked from the gas inlet vessel 21 was 35 ml.

[0133]Accordingly, the gas shortage amounts were 1, 2, 3, . . . , 25, 35 ml, respectively, as shown in Table 1.

[0134]Three exhaled gas measurement and analysis apparatuses No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 were prepared.

[0135]In the exhaled gas measurement and analysis apparatus No. 1, the specimen gas was sucked from the breath bags into the gas inlet...

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An exhalation collected in a breath bag capable of expanding and contracting is sucked into a gas inlet vessel 21 with a given volume (Va), and then the gas inlet vessel 21 is communicated by means of valve V2 with a cell 11 that 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 sensor 16 attached to the cell 11. Whether the exhalation collected in the breath bag is below a given amount or not can be accurately judged.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]Isotopic analyses are utilized for diagnosis of diseases in medical field, in which metabolic functions of a living body can be determined by administering an isotope-containing drug to the living body and then detecting a change in the concentration ratio of the isotopes.[0002]The present invention relates to a method of exhaled gas measurement and analysis and an apparatus for measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide 13CO2, or the concentration ratio of 13CO2 to 12CO2 in a human exhalation based on a difference in light absorption characteristic between isotopes.BACKGROUND ART[0003]The bacteria called Helicobacter Pylori (HP) are generally known as a cause of gastric ulcers and gastritis.[0004]If the HP is present in the stomach of a patient, an antibiotic or the like should be administered to the patient for bacteria removal treatment. Therefore, it is important to check if the patient has the HP. The HP has a strong urease activity for decomposing urea ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B5/097G01N21/35G01N21/3504G01N21/01
CPCG01N1/22G01N21/3504A61B5/097A61B5/0836G01N33/497
Inventor KUBO, YASUHIROMORI, MASAAKI
Owner OTSUKA PHARM CO LTD
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