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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jonathan B Meddings, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 53 ; 436 64 ; 436 94 ; 436811 ; 436813 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a composition for the site-specific detection of gastrointestinal damage containing (a) a first disaccharide that does not degrade in the colon, small intestine or stomach; (b) a second disaccharide that degrades in the colon but does not degrade in the small intestine or stomach; and (c) a third disaccharide that degrades to its monosaccharides in the small intestine and not in the stomach. A method for the site-specific detection of gastrointestinal damage employing the composition of the invention is also disclosed.