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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Ethicon Endo-surgery Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Adam Dunki-Jacobs, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Mason, OH (US);
Mathieu Lemay, Bern, CH;
Martin Pfleiderer, Auvernier, CH;
Martin Proença, Marly, CH;
Thierry Utard, Neuchâtel, CH;
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for detecting meal intake are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, one or more sensors can be used to detect or monitor physiological parameters of a user (e.g., heart rate, body movements, temperature, pH, impedance, gastric stretch, sound emissions, and the like). The outputs of the sensors can be received by a computer system configured to analyze the sensor data and make a determination as to whether meal intake has occurred or is presently occurring. The computer system's determination can be used to trigger, modulate, or otherwise control one or more therapeutic devices. Other types of devices can also be controlled using this determination, such as monitoring or logging devices.