Devices for detecting organ contents using impedance and methods of using the same to provide various therapies
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1. A device for detecting organ contents, the device comprising:
- a body having a detector coupled directly to the body, and at least one detector aperture defined within the body and the at least one detector aperture positioned outside and immediately adjacent the detector, the detector comprising a pair of detection electrodes and a pair of excitation electrodes and the at least one detector aperture sized and shaped to minimize interference that would compromise data obtained by the detector, the at least one detector aperture extending a length from a start of one electrode of the pair of detection electrodes or the pair of excitation electrodes to a start of another electrode of the pair of detection electrodes or the pair of excitation electrodes;
the body configured for external placement at or near an outside of an organ, but not within or surrounding the organ or within a lumen thereof, and the detector configured to both detect a presence or absence of contents within the lumen of the organ using impedance and to distinguish between any contents detected over time based on conductance data by obtaining first conductance data when solid contents are within the lumen, by obtaining second conductance data when liquid contents are within the lumen, and identifying a difference between the first conductance data and the second conductance data.
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Devices for detecting organ contents using impedance and methods of using the same to provide various therapies. In an exemplary embodiment of a device for detecting organ contents of the present disclosure, the device comprises a body having a detector coupled thereto, the device configured for placement at or near an outside of an organ and operable to detect contents on an inside of the organ using impedance.
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1. A device for detecting organ contents, the device comprising:
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a body having a detector coupled directly to the body, and at least one detector aperture defined within the body and the at least one detector aperture positioned outside and immediately adjacent the detector, the detector comprising a pair of detection electrodes and a pair of excitation electrodes and the at least one detector aperture sized and shaped to minimize interference that would compromise data obtained by the detector, the at least one detector aperture extending a length from a start of one electrode of the pair of detection electrodes or the pair of excitation electrodes to a start of another electrode of the pair of detection electrodes or the pair of excitation electrodes; the body configured for external placement at or near an outside of an organ, but not within or surrounding the organ or within a lumen thereof, and the detector configured to both detect a presence or absence of contents within the lumen of the organ using impedance and to distinguish between any contents detected over time based on conductance data by obtaining first conductance data when solid contents are within the lumen, by obtaining second conductance data when liquid contents are within the lumen, and identifying a difference between the first conductance data and the second conductance data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for using a device, the method comprising the steps of:
positioning the device at or near an outside of an organ of a patient within the patient'"'"'s body, but not within the organ or within a lumen of said organ, the device comprising a body having a detector coupled directly to the body, a power source coupled directly to the body and operably connected to the detector, and at least one detector aperture defined within the body and positioned outside the detector, the detector comprising a pair of detection electrodes and a pair of excitation electrodes, the at least one detector aperture extending a length from a start of one electrode of the pair of detection electrodes or the pair of excitation electrodes to a start of another electrode of the pair of detection electrodes or the pair of excitation electrodes, the power source configured to provide power to the detector so to operate the detector, the at least one detector aperture sized and shaped to minimize interference that would compromise data obtained by the detector, and the detector configured to both detect a presence or absence of contents within the lumen of the organ using impedance and distinguish between any contents detected over time based on conductance data by obtaining first conductance data when solid contents are within the lumen, by obtaining second conductance data when liquid contents are within the lumen, and identifying a difference between the first conductance data and the second conductance data; and
operating the device to detect contents within the lumen of the organ and distinguish between any contents detected therein over time.- View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for detecting organ contents, the device comprising:
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a body having a detector, a power source coupled directly to the body and operably connected to the detector, an internal memory coupled directly to the body and operably connected to the detector, and a transmitter coupled directly to the body, wherein the body is configured as a patch, the power source is configured to provide power to the detector so to operate the detector, the internal memory is operable to store conductance data obtained by the detector, the transmitter operable to transmit conductance data to an external system, and the detector comprises a pair of detection electrodes positioned on the body in between a pair of excitation electrodes; a pair of detector apertures on either side of the detector, one detector aperture of the pair of detector apertures disposed on a side of the detector, and the other detector aperture from the pair of detector apertures disposed on another side of the detector, each detector aperture of the pair of detector apertures defined within the body; each of the detector apertures extending a length from a start of one electrode of the pair of detection electrodes or the pair of excitation electrodes to a start of another electrode of the pair of detection electrodes or the pair of excitation electrodes; the body configured for external placement at or near an outside of an organ, but not within or surrounding the organ or within a lumen thereof, and the detector configured to both detect a presence or absence of contents within the lumen of the organ using impedance and distinguish between any contents detected therein over time based on conductance data by obtaining first conductance data when solid contents are within the lumen, by obtaining second conductance data when liquid contents are within the lumen, and identifying a difference between the first conductance data and the second conductance data; wherein the pair of excitation electrodes are spaced apart from one another on the body sufficient to generate a field that extends into the lumen of the organ.
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