Apparatus and methods for reducing foaming during saliva collection

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PATENT NO 9375541
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13546453

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A saliva collector comprises a reservoir, a bubble barrier, and a membrane, where the bubble barrier and membrane are arranged in tandem on a flow path from an inlet to an outlet on the reservoir. Air aspirated from a patient's oral cavity enters the reservoir through the inlet, passes through the bubble barrier to remove foam and bubbles, passes through the membrane to remove entrained liquid saliva, and passes out through the outlet.

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SOMNICS INCZHUBEI HSINCHU 30261

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Crowe, John Edwards Menlo Park, US 18 338
Holzbaur, Michael R Menlo Park, US 1 5
Mejia, Kenneth San Francisco, US 7 19
Podmore, Jonathan L San Carlos, US 70 5779
Vitale, Nicholas R Foster, US 11 157

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