System and method of evaluating a subject with an ingestible...

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A61B 1/00 (2006.01) A61B 1/273 (2006.01)

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CA 2724890

A computerized method of analyzing measurements obtained from the gastrointestinal tract of subject comprising the steps of providing an ingestible capsule (20) having a sensor (22, 23, 24) for measuring a parameter of the gastrointestinal tract of a subject, having a subject ingest (118) the capsule, recording (130) measurements from the sensor as the capsule passes through the gastrointestinal tract of the subject, transmitting (131, 122) the measurements to a processor (31), conditioning (132) the measurements to provide data as a function of a time interval, plotting (133) the data on a display (32), providing a query (205, 216, 234), on the display, receiving input (207, 218, 237) from a user in response to the query, setting a marker (50-53) on the plot (40) at a location as a function of the input, and determining (238) a capsule transit time for a selected portion of the gastrointestinal tract as a function of the location of the marker.

La présente invention concerne un procédé informatisé d'analyse de mesures obtenues à partir du tractus gastrointestinal d'un sujet comprenant les étapes consistant à fournir une capsule ingérable (20) ayant un capteur (22, 23, 24) pour mesurer un paramètre du tractus gastrointestinal d'un sujet, permettre au sujet d'ingérer (118) la capsule, enregistrer (130) les mesures provenant du capteur lorsque la capsule passe à travers le tractus gastrointestinal du sujet, transmettre (131, 122) les mesures à un processeur (31), mettre en forme (132) les mesures afin de fournir des données en fonction d'un intervalle de temps, tracer (133) les données sur un afficheur (32), fournir une requête (205, 216, 234), sur l'afficheur, recevoir une entrée (207, 218, 237) provenant d'un utilisateur en réponse à la requête, mettre en place un marqueur (50-53) sur le tracé (40) à un emplacement dépendant de l'entrée, et déterminer (238) un temps de transition de capsule pour une partie choisie du tractus gastronintestinal en fonction de l'endroit du marqueur.

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