METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY
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1. A system for monitoring gastrointestinal motility of a subject, comprising:
- at least one sensor mountable proximate a body region of the subject, said sensor being adapted to sense acoustic energy and generate at least one acoustic energy signal representing said acoustic energy; and
a processing unit adapted to receive said acoustic energy signal, said processing unit being further adapted to process said acoustic energy signal and determine the occurrence of at least one gastrointestinal event therefrom.
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Abstract
A system and method for evaluating gastrointestinal motility that can be effectively employed to acquire one or more signals associated with acoustic energy (i.e. sound) emanating from an abdominal region of a body and determine at least one gastrointestinal parameter based on the acoustic energy signal(s) is described. The gastrointestinal parameter can include a gastrointestinal event, including gastrointestinal mixing, emptying, contraction and propulsion, and gastrointestinal transit time.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring gastrointestinal motility of a subject, comprising:
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at least one sensor mountable proximate a body region of the subject, said sensor being adapted to sense acoustic energy and generate at least one acoustic energy signal representing said acoustic energy; and a processing unit adapted to receive said acoustic energy signal, said processing unit being further adapted to process said acoustic energy signal and determine the occurrence of at least one gastrointestinal event therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of monitoring gastrointestinal motility of a subject, comprising the steps of:
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sensing acoustic energy generated by the subject'"'"'s gastrointestinal system, and processing the acoustic energy to derive a gastrointestinal parameter. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A method for evaluating clinical data derived from a subject, comprising the step of comparing a gastrointestinal parameter of the subject to at least one physiological parameter induced in the subject by the administration of the pharmaceutical to the subject.
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11. A method for evaluating clinical data derived from a subject, comprising the steps of:
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orally administering a pharmaceutical to the subject, said pharmaceutical including a pharmaceutical composition; monitoring acoustic energy generated by the subject'"'"'s gastrointestinal system; generating at least one acoustic energy signal representing said acoustic energy; processing said acoustic energy signal to derive a gastrointestinal parameter related thereto; and comparing said gastrointestinal parameter to at least one physiological parameter induced in the subject by the administration of said pharmaceutical to the subject.
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14. A method for evaluating gastrointestinal motility of a subject, comprising the steps of:
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orally administering an ingestible to the subject; monitoring acoustic energy generated by the subject'"'"'s gastrointestinal system; generating at least one acoustic energy signal representing said acoustic energy; and processing said acoustic energy signal to derive a gastrointestinal parameter related thereto.
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