| University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
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| 20100129926 | COPD DETERMINATION - There is provided a method of determining the status of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) of a human. The method comprises (a) performing a spectral analysis of a sample collected from said human; (b) comparing the spectra produced by said analysis at (a) against a reference; and (c) determining the status of COPD in said human based upon any variations determined at (b). Also provided is an apparatus for determining COPD. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20080241954 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE STATUS OF COPD IN HUMANS - A method of determining the status of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) of a human that includes the steps of performing a spectral analysis of a sputum sample collected from the human; comparing the spectra produced by the analysis against a reference; and determining the status of COPD in the human based upon any determined variations. | 10-02-2008 |
