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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Jeff Shimizu, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Karen Trovato, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Shimizu, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Karen Trovato, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Assignee:
Medimetrics Personalized Drug Delivery B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 (2006.01); G01D 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 9/005 (2013.01); A61B 1/041 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/42 (2013.01); A61B 1/273 (2013.01); A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Gastrointestinal screening includes disposing a self-contained electronic capsule in a gastrointestinal tract. The electronic capsule is adapted to acquire data that is responsive to one or more physical conditions in the gastrointestinal tract and to compare the acquired data with stored threshold data to generate a discrete output relating to the condition of the gastrointestinal tract.