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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2019
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
The United States Government As Represented BY the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
The Metrohealth System, Cleveland, OH (US);
Aref Smiley, Cleveland, OH (US);
Dennis Bourbeau, Cleveland Hts., OH (US);
Margot S. Damaser, Cleveland Hts., OH (US);
Steve Majerus, University Hts., OH (US);
Massarat Zutshi, Cleveland Hts., OH (US);
Ian Mcadams, Cleveland Hts., OH (US);
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM, Cleveland, OH (US);
THE U.S. GOV'T AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A sensing device can be placed within the colon to study bowel function. The sensing device can include a flexible printed circuit board that includes at least one senor configured to record data related to bowel activity from a patient's colon; and a wireless transmitter configured to send the data from the patient's colon to an external device. The sensing device can also include at least one mucosal clip configured to fix the sensor board to a wall of the patient's colon for a measurement period. The flexible printed circuit board and/or the at least one mucosal clip are configured to be passed from the patient's colon after the measurement period through normal defecation.