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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Inventors:
David Wrigglesworth, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, GB;
Timothy McKnight, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Milton Nance Ericson, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Assignee:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6861 (2013.01); A61B 5/073 (2013.01); A61B 5/14507 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 10/0038 (2013.01); A61B 10/0045 (2013.01); A61B 10/02 (2013.01); A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0061 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0083 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00035 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00411 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2503/40 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0214 (2013.01); A61B 2562/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for sampling internal substance(s) in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal composed of at least one wall which is partially expandable. The invention also relates to a method of orally administering the device to an animal and recovering the device from the stool to carry out analysis on the collected sample for diagnosing the health of the gastrointestinal tract and determining nutrient absorption and digestibility.