Cedars-sinai Medical Center

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Cook Medical Technologies LLC

Kapil Gupta

Mark Pimentel

Ali Rezaie

Mark Sasha Drlik

Nathan John Muller

Nicholas David Allan

Kenneth Maccallum

Nigel Anthony Syrotuck

Martin Juergen Kellinghusen

Kristofor Dyck Dolberg

Nipaporn Pichetshote

Described herein are methods of detecting levels hydrogen sulfide (HS) to diagnose HS positive disease or conditions. Examples of HS positive diseases and conditions include small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, diarrhea, fatigue, bowel urgency and abdominal pain. The HS level can guide treatments for subjects who have high levels of HS.

Measurement of hydrogen sulfide during breath testing

Systems and methods have been developed for implementation of a breath testing system for convenient sampling of intestinal gases exhaled from a patient's breath. This may include a system with a manifold that includes thermal regulation components, for instance thermistors and resistive heating elements, which maintain the temperature of the gases above the body temperature of the patient. In some examples, the system will determine an indication of whether a patient has SIBO by adjusting a change in exhaled hydrogen concentration by a methane level exhaled by a patient.

Breath gas analysis

Systems and methods have been developed for implementation of a portable SIBO testing system for convenient sampling of intestinal gases exhaled from a patient's breath. These devices may be in the form of a hand held meter that would integrate with a smartphone or other device with an application that can record data relating to food consumed by a user. Various technologies may be utilized to measure the levels of gases exhaled by a user, which may include (1) sorbent based technology and (2) membrane based technology. In some examples, the system will determine an indication of whether a patient has SIBO by adjusting a change in exhaled hydrogen concentration by a methane level exhaled by a patient.

The invention relates to devices, systems and methods for cleaning medical tools having an elevator mechanism; for example, duodenoscopes, linear echoendoscopes, and side viewing endoscopes. The device includes two nozzles for being positioned near and/or inserted in spaces around the elevator mechanism. The system includes the device and a pump to supply liquid to the device.

Endoscope cleaning device

A stent and a method for implanting the stent are provided. The stent includes a generally tubular body having a lumen defined therethrough. The body includes a proximal portion having a curved portion where the curved portion is configured for placement proximal to a sphincter. The body also includes a substantially straight distal portion having first and second retaining members. The second retaining member is positioned on the distal portion and the first retaining member is positioned proximal to the second retaining member. The first and second retaining members are positioned on a common longitudinal axis extending along a wall of the distal portion and the first and second retaining members extend away from the body in a common direction so that a free end of the first retaining member and a free end of the second retaining member extend away from a distal end of the body.

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Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

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