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Health monitoring device

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1987058
Example aspects of a volatile organic compound detection device, a wearable health monitoring device, and a method of monitoring a user's health are disclosed. The volatile organic compound detection device can comprise a collector comprising a collector material configured to collect volatile organic compounds given off from a user's skin; a separator comprising a gas chromatography column configured to separate mixtures of the volatile organic compounds into their constituent chemicals; and an identifier comprising a detector and a processor, the detector configured to transduce the constituent chemicals into a signal, the processor configured to process the signal to identify specific volatile organic compounds indicative of a health condition.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Know Biological, Inc., Milton, GA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
NA0003525
Assignee:
Know Biological, Inc. (Milton, GA); National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
11,559,246
Application Number:
17/340,195
OSTI ID:
1987058
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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