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PCT No. PCT/SE97/00610 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 8, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 8, 1998 PCT Filed Apr. 11, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO97/37587 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 16, 1997Device and method for collecting endogenous gaseous nitric oxide (NO), in the urogenital tract, for example in the urinary tract and in the uterus and oviducts. According to one embodiment, a NO permeable, liquid impermeable inflatable body (16) is positioned in the urethra (5) surrounded by the prostate gland (17), whereby an additional inflatable body (4) positioned in the bladder (2) serves to seal off the bladder from the urethra and helps in the positioning of the device. The present invention further relates to a method and a system for use in the diagnosis of inflammatory states in said organs.
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