TitleHand-held inflammometer for monitoring of pulmonary inflammation
(Ref: 08 DK 20A9 0J07 )
DeadlineThu, September 17, 2009
AbstractA minor Danish company has developed an Intelligent Personal Spirometer and
Inflammometer (IPSI). The IPSI is used for measuring lung function and biogases for monitoring
asthma and other lung-related diseases. The inflammation in the patients measured by the
concentration of exhaled Nitric Oxide (eNO) in patients’ expiration. License partners are sought
for further development and marketing.
DescriptionFor the past 3 years and a half a Danish company has developed a technological
device (RTD) called an Intelligent Personal Spirometer and Inflammometer (IPSI) all integrated into
a pocket size device. The IPSI is used for measuring lung function and biogases. The company
intends to further develop the device so that more complex analyses involving several parameters
can be performed in the near future. This can be done by combination of different sensor
technologies. The company is looking for a larger partner interested in a license agreement or
co-development agreement.
The UK company’s wearable human movement & motion data capture system overcomes both
these problems. The unit is lightweight (51 gm) self contained and allows the capture of
unrestrained human motion data (sample rate up to 100 samples/second) to be carried out remotely
for over six hours. Multiple units can be set up (using an external accessory unit) allowing for
complete motion of a body to be captured (e.g. both legs and arms of a human). The units have built
in test feature, are individually calibrated and do not need accurate alignment when fitting on the
body. The end user experience is one of minimum fuss, easy to set up. Once data capture is complete
the user links to the interface unit and downloads the data.
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Innovations and advantages of the offerThe main innovative aspect of the device is its
performance versus size. While there are couples of clinical and hospital-based equipments, they
are not suitable for home monitoring purposes, as well as expensive to buy.
The device is also suited for application within measurement, medicine and telemetry.
• Pocketsize exhaled nitric oxide analyser.
• It is a pulmonary function and disease management device.
• Can reduce the medicine dosage and thereby decrease the patient’s medicine expenses and
lessen side effects.
• It can help physicians and users predict asthma condition in children, and thereby diagnose
the disease as early as possible.
• It is highly personalised - thus able to predict a given condition or attack. It can
therefore be used to optimise user medicine in a more precise and elegant way.
• The design is discrete and the smallest existing device.
• Non-invasive method and more convenient measurement - no need to blow, simply breathe.
• It employs self-test and calibrating and has error compensation.
• It includes patient night supervision (new features).
• It comprises a biomedical chip to analyse other exhaled biogases.
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List of KeywordsTechnology: Medicine, Human Health
Care and Health Services
Diagnostics, Diagnosis
Diseases
Medical Technology / Biomedical Engineering
Market: Diagnostic
Diagnostic services
Diagnostic test products and equipment
Current Stage of DevelopmentAvailable for demonstration
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Exploitation of RTD ResultsNone
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Intellectual Property RightsPatent(s) applied for but not yet granted
Comments:
Current Stage of Development: Lab prototype exists
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Organisation/CompanyType: Industry
Size: <10
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Collaboration Type- License Agreement - Joint further development
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Comments
-Type of partner sought: The preferable partner is a company with interests in the
market in question and its application. -Specific area of activity of the partner: Mass production
and Manufacturing. Active participating in pilot series production and investment in last step of
development. CE certificate and medical test. Active partnership and jointly collaboration. - Task
to be performed: The prototype should be further developed into a full commercial product.
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Targeted CountriesAll
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