Apparatus for the screening and clinical monitoring of cystic fibrosis

摘要

The device (Exsudose) is claimed to be the first one for complete tracking and clinical treatment of mucoviscidose based on the world recognised method of measuring the concentration of chlorine in sweat. The device provides all complementary functions from commencement of sudation to the quantitative value reading of the concentration of chlorine ions. Exudose is a compact, autonomous and portable unit which combines the following: a device "microstim"(02) for exciting the sudoriparous glands, a device "exsupatch"(03) for local heating and gathering of sweat, a device(04) for direct measurement of chlorine ions, an electronic data collection and data processing device(05), and a device(06) which displays the quantitative values expressed in meq.