Apparatus for characterization of the contents of the large intestine and treatment of conditions of the large intestine
First Claim
1. An apparatus for treatment and/or diagnosis of a condition in a patient'"'"'s large intestine, comprising:
- a water delivery unit comprising a water supply and a nozzle connected thereto, configured to introduce water controllably into the patient'"'"'s large intestine,a transparent drainage pipe configured to drain, by gravity, the introduced water with contents of the patient'"'"'s large intestine, andan analysis module configured to relate at least two different portions of the drained contents with at least two sections of the large intestine and to derive microbiome characteristics of the at least two sections of the large intestine by analyzing the corresponding at least two different portions of the drained contents.
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Abstract
Systems are provided which analyze the large intestine contents and utilize acoustic signals detected during delivery of water into the large intestine and drained large intestine contents to derive large intestine characteristics such as microbiotal analysis from at least two portions of the large intestine. Systems may include a water delivery unit including a water supply and a nozzle connected thereto, configured to introduce water controllably into a patient'"'"'s large intestine, and an analysis unit that provides information about the drained contents using optical examination or biological assays. The information may be related to acoustic analysis of signals from acoustic sensors that are attachable to a patient'"'"'s abdomen. A variety of sensor configurations, positioning options, analysis strategies and large intestine characteristics are presented.
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1. An apparatus for treatment and/or diagnosis of a condition in a patient'"'"'s large intestine, comprising:
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a water delivery unit comprising a water supply and a nozzle connected thereto, configured to introduce water controllably into the patient'"'"'s large intestine, a transparent drainage pipe configured to drain, by gravity, the introduced water with contents of the patient'"'"'s large intestine, and an analysis module configured to relate at least two different portions of the drained contents with at least two sections of the large intestine and to derive microbiome characteristics of the at least two sections of the large intestine by analyzing the corresponding at least two different portions of the drained contents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15)
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11. An apparatus for diagnosis of a condition in a patient'"'"'s large intestine, comprising:
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a water delivery unit comprising a water supply and a nozzle connected thereto, configured to introduce water controllably into the patient'"'"'s large intestine, a transparent drainage pipe configured to drain, by gravity, the introduced water with contents of the patient'"'"'s large intestine, a camera configured to capture images of the drained contents through the transparent drainage pipe, and an analysis unit configured to receive the capture images and derive diagnostic parameters therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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