Blood alcohol concentration measuring from respiratory air

Details Blood alcohol concentration measuring from respiratory air Blood alcohol concentration measuring from respiratory air

1996-06-25

1999-10-26

Nasser, Robert L.

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Respiratory

422 84, 73 233, 600543, A61B 500

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active

059719370

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for measuring a blood alcohol content value by means of a breath alcohol concentration as well as for securing the reliability of this measured value. The apparatus comprises: sensor elements (1) for obtaining a measured alcohol concentration value from an incoming exhalation air stream; sensor elements (1) for obtaining a measured carbon dioxide concentration value from the same exhalation air stream (9); as well as first output elements (2) for producing, if necessary, a result proportional at least to a blood alcohol content. The apparatus further includes a first memory (M1) for storing a predetermined carbon dioxide lower threshold value or lower threshold values (R1, R2, R3 and/or Rf) and/or an upper threshold value or upper threshold values (R4, R5, R6 and/or Rg) and a first comparing element (C1) for comparing the measured carbon dioxide concentration value to said threshold values as well as a first logic element (L1) for producing outputs of a preset type depending on whether the measured carbon dioxide concentration fails to reach or exceeds the predetermined lower threshold values or upper threshold values.

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