Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1985-08-12
1987-03-03
Coven, Edward M.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128664, 128665, 128730, 12820629, G01N 3310
Patent
active
046467505
ABSTRACT:
Subjects may be screened for possible lung inflammation by a breath luminescence measurement apparatus and technique. The apparatus comprises a photon counter with special provisions for the exclusion of light from sources other than the patient's breath. A special light exclusion mask is used together with tortuous breath exhaust passages to exclude external light. A gauze plug in the breathing tube excludes light emitted by the patient's mouth tissues. Luminescence measurements higher than normal for healthy persons of the same age as the patient are indicative of lung inflammation.
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