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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Reflodx, Llc, Clearfield, UT (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Wilcox, Layton, UT (US);
Samuel Thomas, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Joshua Jones, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US);
Timothy Pickett, Highland, UT (US);
Assignee:
Reflodx, LLC, Clearfield, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4427 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 8/145 (2013.01); A61B 8/15 (2013.01); A61B 8/4236 (2013.01); A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 8/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to devices for detecting esophageal state changes. More specifically, the present invention relates to a lightweight, portable, user-operable device capable of detecting gastroesophageal reflux events. The sonography array can also be used to track the frequency of gastroesophageal reflux events, and can either store or deliver the data either to a practitioner's server or to a user's electronic device.