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Patent No.:

US 9538937 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 12, 2009
Applicants:

Bemina L. Rohde, Cheektowaga, NY (US);

Christopher D. Bierl, East Aurora, NY (US);

Kai-sing J. Hwang, Orchard Park, NY (US);

Inventors:

Bemina L. Rohde, Cheektowaga, NY (US);

Christopher D. Bierl, East Aurora, NY (US);

Kai-Sing J. Hwang, Orchard Park, NY (US);

Assignee:

COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/073 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/411 (2013.01); A61B 5/42 (2013.01); A61B 5/6861 (2013.01); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/06 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computerized method of analyzing measurements obtained from the gastrointestinal tract of subject comprising the steps of providing an ingestible capsule () having a sensor () for measuring a parameter of the gastrointestinal tract of a subject, having a subject ingest () the capsule, recording () measurements from the sensor as the capsule passes through the gastrointestinal tract of the subject, transmitting () the measurements to a processor (), conditioning () the measurements to provide data as a function of a time interval, plotting () the data on a display (), providing a query (), on the display, receiving input (or,or,or) from a user in response to the query, setting a marker (-) on the plot () at a location as a function of the input, and determining () a capsule transit time for a selected portion of the gastrointestinal tract as a function of the location of the marker.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Rohde, Bemina. (2017). System and method of evaluating a subject with an ingestible capsule (U.S. Patent No. 9538937). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9538937

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