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Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2009
Applicants:

Clemens Bulitta, Spardorf, DE;

Stefan Förtsch, Kunreuth, DE;

Norbert Gläsel, Schnaittach, DE;

Rainer Kuth, Höchstadt, DE;

Bernhard Roas, Möhrendorf, DE;

Sebastian Schmidt, Weisendorf, DE;

Rainer Graumann, Höchstadt, DE;

Arne Hengerer, Möhrendorf, DE;

Ludwig Herbst, Eggolsheim, DE;

Inventors:

Clemens Bulitta, Spardorf, DE;

Stefan Förtsch, Kunreuth, DE;

Norbert Gläsel, Schnaittach, DE;

Rainer Kuth, Höchstadt, DE;

Bernhard Roas, Möhrendorf, DE;

Sebastian Schmidt, Weisendorf, DE;

Rainer Graumann, Höchstadt, DE;

Arne Hengerer, Möhrendorf, DE;

Ludwig Herbst, Eggolsheim, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/1459 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/073 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/1459 (2013.01); A61B 5/6861 (2013.01); A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/42 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01); A61B 1/00158 (2013.01);
Abstract

An endocapsule has a measurement chamber therein containing a sensor that detects at least one metabolic product of a specific bacterium in a hollow organ of a human or animal gastrointestinal tract. The endocapsule is introduced into the hollow organ wherein detection of the at least one metabolic product takes place.


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