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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Reuben Carr, Edinburgh, GB;
Lucy Farley, Newton St. Cyres, GB;
Inventors:
Reuben Carr, Edinburgh, GB;
Lucy Farley, Newton St. Cyres, GB;
Assignee:
Ingenza Ltd., Midlothian, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/25 (2006.01); C12Q 1/44 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/34 (2013.01); C12Q 1/25 (2013.01); C12Q 1/44 (2013.01); G01N 33/48 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0061 (2013.01); A61B 5/68 (2013.01); A61B 5/6846 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a bedside or point of care assay for properly positioning a feeding tube in the stomach of a patient based on detecting the presence of a hydrolytic enzyme found in the stomach by an ester substrate which can be impregnated on a pH strip. The application of this test reduces the risk of tube misplacement and the resulting harm to the patient that occurs in the event of tube misplacement.